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Pierce, Glen B.

    Date of death:
    November 20th, 1943 (Betio/Tarawa, Gilbert Islands)
    Buried on:
    National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
    Service number:
    454754, U.S. Marine Corps
    Nationality:
    American (1776 - present, Republic)

    Biography

    Glen B. Pierce enlisted at Dallas, Texas on September 2nd, 1942. He was a Rifleman with Easy Co. 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division.
    Private Glen B. Pierce was Killed in Action on November 20th, 1943 during the invasion of Tarawa the assault on Red Beach 2, Betio, Tarawa Atoll, British Gilbert Islands. His name has been added to the Tablets of the Missing, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

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