World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William V. 'Bud' Pierce
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lincoln, Nebraska
Honored By
Holmes Post 178
SERGEANT PIERCE LEFT FOR THE SERVICE ON JULY 22ND, 1942. HE TRAINED AS AN AIRPLANE MECHANIC AT SHEPPARD FIELD, TEXAS AND CHANUTE FIELD, ILLINOIS. HE THEN WENT TO HILL FIELD, OGDEN, UTAH AND WENT OVERSEAS IN 1943 AT THE RANK OF SERGEANT.