World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Baxter B. Pierce
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cooleemee, North Carolina
Honored By
Novaro & Jan Nichols
Relationship
Friends
MAJOR. WAS DRAFTED INTO SERVICE IN 1941. GRADUATED FROM AIR FORCE NAVIGATION SCHOOL IN 1942. SERVED A COMBAT TOUR IN ENGLAND 1942-1943 THEN BECAME A NAVIGATION INSTRUCTOR FROM 1942 TO 1945. SERVED WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 305TH BOMB GROUP IN ENGLAND WITH 25 COMBAT MISSIONS. IN 1949 SERVED AS A NAVIGATOR ON GUAM. AIR FORCE RESERVES FROM 1945 TO 1976.