Korean War
Service # | O-380112 |
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Rank | Major U.S. Army |
Date of Death | April 2 1951 |
Prisoner of War Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Major Pierce was awarded the Purple Heart, the Prisoner of War Medal the National Defense Service Medal, the Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Notes
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.