World War II Honoree

Leon Robert Pierce, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Boston, Massachusetts

Honored By

Sean Pierce

Relationship

Son

Served in the American and Asiatic-Pacific Theaters of Operation at Naval Receiving Station Boston, Massachusetts, Naval Training Station Sampson, New York, Receiving Station Training and Distribution Center Camp Elliott San Diego, California, Landing Craft School Pacific San Diego, California, Standard Landing Craft Unit 52, Pacific Training Base Morro Bay, California, Naval Advance Base Personnel Depot San Bruno, California, Advanced Base Unit CUB 18, Navy 3912 Sasebo, Kyushu, Japan, Navy Port Director Navy Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan and Personnel Separation Center Lido Beach, Long Island, New York. Awarded the American Theater Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.