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Personal info

Full name
SPIERS, Everett Percell
Date of birth
1 October 1917
Age
26
Place of birth
Pearl River County, Mississippi
Hometown
Carriere, Pearl River County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34624306
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Dornot-Arnaville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 11 10

Immediate family

Members
Avod A. Spiers (father)
Irene O. (Burge) Spiers (mother)
Carl D. Spiers (brother)
Ruby E. Spiers (sister)
Walter A. Spiers (brother)
Wilda F. Spiers (sister)

More information

Pfc Everett P. Spiers worked in a paper mill before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 27 February 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920 Census / Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949 / Johnston Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery