Pvt. John Richard Pearce
Born: 25 November 1920 – Treharris, Great Britain
Parents: Fred & Emily Pearce
Nickname: “Jack”
Siblings: 2 sisters, 1 brother
Home:
-231 South Fourteenth Avenue – Maywood, Illinois
Education:
– Washington School
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1941
– left after his second year
Selective Service Registration: 16 February 1942
Contact Person: Emily Pearce – mother
Enlisted:
– 18 December 1942
Serial Number: 36716381
Training:
– Camp Clairborne, Louisiana
– Camp Howze, Texas
Unit: B Company, 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division
– 80th Division lands in France near Saint Jores at Utah Beach – 2 August 1944
Engagements:
– LeMans, France
– died during the attack on Argentan
Killed in Action:
– 18 August 1944
Buried:
– Glen Oak Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois
– East Lawn Section Lot: 72 Grave: 3
Medals:
– Purple Heart
