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Personal info

Full name
DEWEESE, Pierce Armistas
Date of birth
1924
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Arkansas
Hometown
Wells Bayou, Lincoln County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
38450067
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Farébersviller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 34 19

Immediate family

Members
Daniel L. Deweese (father)
Lilian R. (Ricks) Deweese (mother)
Midred G. Deweese (sister)
Wanda D. Deweese (sister)
Maxine Deweese (sister)
Remie J. Deweese (brother)
Mildred (Gillespie) Deweese (wife)

More information

Pvt Pierce A. Deweese worked on the family farm. He was married to Mrs. Mildred Gillespie on 3 July 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Tacg Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com

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