Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Mystic, Connecticut
Honored By
The Pearce Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION PARTICIPATING IN THE DEFENSE OF WAKE ISLAND AND BECOMING A PRISONER OF WAR FROM 12-23-41 TO 9-16-45. AWARDED THE AMERICAN AREA MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH 1 STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.