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Personal info

Full name
TIERSON, Dean Lavern
Date of birth
7 May 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Wayne County, New York

Military service

Service number
42115657
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 December 1944
Place of death
Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 13 59

Immediate family

Members
Jacob M. Tierson (father)
Susanne A. (Clarisse) Tierson (mother)
Oliver C. Tierson (brother)
Wilma J. Tierson (sister)
Teresa Tierson (sister)
Dellas D. Tierson (brother)

More information

Dean L. Tierson attended Sodus High School, the Presbyterian Church and was employed by Walt Wegner Foods in Williamson. He enlisted on 12 April 1944 at Fort Dix, New Jersey.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Army Enlistment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com - The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle