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name
PIERCE, Robert Stephen - Date of
birth
11 January 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36810234 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bonnerue, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 6 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
William N. Pierce (father)
Mary J. Pierce (mother)
William Pierce (brother)
Franklin Pierce (brother)
John Pierce (brother)
Patricia Pierce (sister)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, 1940 US Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Riverside High School 1929, yearbook