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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Alec Philmore Pearson, Sr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Waco, Texas

Honored By

Peggy Bass Pearson

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Commander of Company A, 636th Tank Destroyer Battalion, attached to the 36th Infantry Division; 28 January 1944 in the Rapido River area near San Angelo, Italy: wounded in the head when the house he was using as his A Company Command Post was destroyed by German Nebelwerfer fire; he survived and was sent home to the U.S. for the remainder of the war; awarded the Silver Star (36th Infantry Division General Order Number 8 1944).