World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Neil David Pierce
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Hollywood, California
Honored By
Mrs. Brenda A. Pierce
Relationship
Wife
MAY 1945, SERVED IN THE MERCHANT MARINE AS AN ABLE BODIED SEAMAN. WAS ABOARD SHIP ANCHORED OFF BAHRAIN IN THE GULF OF ARABIA DURING AN OUTBREAK OF ELEPHANTITIS ON THE ISLAND. AFTER TWO YEARS HE JOINED THE MARINE CORPS.