World War II Honoree

Cornelius Owen Pierson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Collegeville, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Neil Pierson

Relationship

Son

SERVED IN U.S. ARMY; SAILED FROM PHILADELPHIA MARY 4, 1944 TO SOUTHAMPTON, UNITED KINGDOM MARY 14, 1944. HIS UNIT WAS PART OF D-DAY INVASION FORCE. CAME ASHORE ON AN LST 1/2 HOUR AFTER BATTLE STARTED. SAW ACTION IN BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND REIMS, FRANCE. SINCE HE WAS A SHARPSHOOTER HE WAS A POW GUARD FOR GERMAN WAR PRISONERS. HE ALSO LIBERATED CONCENTRATION CAMPS. USED HIS OWN RATIONS TO FEED STARVING PRISONERS BACK TO HEALTH.