Samuel Henry Pierce Jr. was the son of Samuel Henry Pierce Sr. and Effie Mary Vest.
Military Data
Length Service 10
Unit B Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, USARV
Casualty Data
Start Tour 4 August 1969
Incident Date 16 August 1969
Casualty Date 16 August 1969
Age at Loss 37
Location , South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Multiple fragmentation wounds
Vietnam Wall Panel 19W Line 051
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- Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Date of birth: 14 June 1932
- Date of death: 16 August 1969
- County: Hamilton
- Hometown: San Francisco, Ca
- Service Branch: Army
- Division/Assignment: 501st Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
- Conflict: Vietnam
- Awards: Bronze Star, Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Chattanooga Memorial Park, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XXIII, Top Panel
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