World War II Honoree

Lawrence E. Pierce

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Greencastle, Indiana

Honored By

Ms. Sandra Monroe

Relationship

Daughter

Served as a light mortar crewman, platoon sergeant, of the weapons department and infantry; Supervised light mortar and light machine gun crews. Responsible for action in combat and care of equipment. Administrative Non-Commissioned Officer, handled administrative affairs and supervised infantry in combat. Responsible for all personal records of the company. Awarded European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon with three Bronze Stars, American Defense Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Purple Heart, Silver Star and Croix de Guerre.