World War II Honoree

John Robert Pierson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Springfield, Kentucky

Honored By

Anna Katherine Ballinger Pierson, Mary Ellen, Nancy Sue, John Robert, Jr.

Relationship

Wife and Children

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. SERVED IN C COMPANY, 194TH GLIDER INFANTRY, 17TH AIRBORNE DIVISION AS A PARATROOPER. ARRIVED IN ENGLAND AUGUST 20, 1944. RECEIVED COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS IN ARDENNES, RHINELAND, AND CENTRAL EUROPE. DURING OCCUPATION, BECAME A MILITARY POLICEMAN IN 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION.