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Personal info

Full name
PEIRCE, David
Date of birth
27 May 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36654220
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
42nd Tank Battalion,
11th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 April 1945
Place of death
Themar, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 7 1

Immediate family

Members
J. Champlin Peirce (father)
Edith (Breck) Peirce (mother)
J. Champlin Peirce Jr. (brother)
Judith Peirce (sister)

More information

Cpl David Peirce graduated from York Community High School in 1942 and attended Elmhurst College.

The pictures were taken in high school in 1942 and 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Rick Muñoz (nephew), www.wwiimemorial.com, www.11tharmoreddivision.com,

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - York Community High School Elmhurst Yearbook 1942, Elmhurst College 1943