The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Orville Wells Pierce
Rank
Major, U.S. Army
Date of Death
April 2, 1951
Major Pierce was a member of the 503rd Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on December 1, 1950 and died while a prisoner on April 2, 1951.