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Personal info

Full name
PIERCE, Robert Lavern
Date of birth
12 October 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Fairchild, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Will County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36772993
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
Ligneuville, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 9 17

Immediate family

Members
Wandalee L. (Veach) Pierce (wife)

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.oldhickory30th.com

Photo source: Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten