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PIERCE, Norman J - Date of
birth
1912 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Minnesota -
Hometown
Stark County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
66566920 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
376th Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 February 1945 - Place of
death
Bannholz Woods, north of Sinz, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 2 | 26 |
More information
Sgt. Norman J. Pierce attended college for three years and was a foreman at the Griscom Russell Company.He enlisted on 11 February 1944. He went overseas in July 1944.
On one of the photos Sgt Pierce poses in a dugout near St. Nazaire, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.newspapers.com - The Evening Independent Ohio 6 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / John Caldwell, www.newspapers.com - The Akron Beacon Journal Ohio 23 March 1945