US PARAS 2 Pierce, Larry Stanley

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Pierce ​

• FORENAME

Larry Stanley ​

• UNIT

503 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (HQ & HQ Company,1 Bn) ​

• RANK

Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

19597808​

• DATE OF DEATH

20th September 1965 ​

• AGE

24 ​

• GRAVESITE

Wasco Memorial Park,Wasco,Kern County,California ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Taft,California​

born 6.7.1941 Wewoka,Oklahoma​

son of Lillie Mae (nee Meeks) and late Roy Moses (died 1946) Pierce​

husband of Verlin Pierce,Wasco,California (1 daughter Teresa,2 sons Kelly and Greggory)​

6 years service​

entered service 1961 Fresno,California​

B Troop,5th Squadron 9th Cavalry 1961-64​

promoted Staff Sergeant posthumously​

award Medal of Honor​

KIA near Ben Cat,Binh Duong Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 02E Line 91 ​

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