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Personal info

Full name
FRANTZ, Pierson Andrew "Pierce"
Date of birth
1 September 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Hughesville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Montoursville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33877377
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Uckerath, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 2 32

Immediate family

Members
Leroy C. Frantz (father)
Elsie M. Frantz (mother)

More information

Pfc Pierson A. Frantz was an upholstere before he enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 28 August 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Peter Schouteten