World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John W. Pierce
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT UPON GRADUATION FROM PENN STATE UNIVERSITY. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 13TH AIRBORNE DIVISION. PARTICIPATED IN THE CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGN. CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT WITH THE RANK OF COLONEL.