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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Batallion:

    48th Field Artillery Battalion

    Division:

    7th Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    May 15, 1945

    Headquarters, U.S. Army Troops, APO 726 (Attu Landing Force), General Orders No. 27 (July 14, 1943)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Corporal William T. Pierce (ASN: 38019520), United States Army, for gallantry in action as a member of Headquarters Battery, 48th Field Artillery Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, landing Force 51.4, in action near West Holtz Bay, Attu Island, Territory of Alaska, on 15 May 1943.