World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Leslie Pearce
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Honored By
William P. Pearce, Jr.
Relationship
Nephew
WANTED TO ENLIST IN 1942 BUT BECAUSE OF HIS WAR RELATED JOB AS STEVEDORE IN THE PORT OF BALTIMORE, HE WAS DEFERRED UNTIL 1944. FIRST TOUR WAS IN PUERTO RICO DURING THE WAR YEARS. THEN TOURS OF DUTY INCLUDED GERMANY AND KOREA. DISCHARGED IN 1964 AT FORT MEADE, MARYLAND.