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Pieri, Francis W.

Date of birth:
April 29th, 1918 (Mahanoy City/Pennsylvania, United States)
Date of death:
August 22nd, 1944 (Courtenay, France)
Buried on:
Gettysburg National Cemetery
Plot: 3. Grave: 656.
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
24th Armored Engineer Battalion, 4th Armored Division, U.S. Army
For action performed on 28 July 1944, in the vicinity of Coutances/Manche department, France.

Posthumously awarded.

Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Sources

  • - Fox, Don M., Patton’s Vanguard – The United States Army Fourth Armored Division, McFarland & Company, Jefferson, North Carolina, USA, 2003

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