Pierce, Raymond N.

1926 - 1990  (64 years)

• Name	Pierce, Raymond N.
  Birth	14 Mar 1926	Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	PIER.R005
  _FGRAVE	18363984
  Military Service	World War II, Staff Sergeant, Company B, 341st Infantry Regiment, United States Army  [4, 5]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on December 22, 1944 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic and qualified for the military occupational specialty of Rifleman (745). Departed the Continental U.S. on May 16, 1945 bound for the Pacific Theater of Operations. Participated in the Luzon Campaign with an unknown unit. When the 86th Infantry 'Blackhawk' Division arrived in the Philippines after war's end, assigned to Company B, 341st Infantry Regiment and served as a Platoon Sergeant. Earned the Combat Infantryman Badge, The Good Conduct Medal, The American Campaign Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one bronze battle star, The WWII Victory Medal, The Philippine Liberation Medal with one bronze battle star and the Philippine Independence Medal. Honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant on November 25, 1946 at the Separation Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1984221
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		Raymond N. Pierce (1926-1990)
  		United States Army
  		Staff Sergeant (abbreviated as S/Sgt.), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Military Service Ribbons, Pierce, Raymond N. (1920-1990) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		Philippine Independence Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		Philippine Independence Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		86th Infantry ("Black Hawk") Division, United States Army
  		86th Infantry ("Black Hawk") Division, United States Army
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Fort Sheridan, Illinois
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Pierce, Raymond N. (1926-1990)
  Death	28 Nov 1990  [1, 6, 7]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Pierce, Carolyn D. and Raymond N.
  		Headstone, Pierce, Carolyn D. and Raymond N. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I18208	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	6 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Pierce, Russell H.,   b. 17 Jun 1897, Illinois d. 27 Feb 1970 (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Bates, Eunice B.,   b. 26 Jan 1895, Illinois d. 7 Feb 1982 (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 3, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F8132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Tillman, Carolyn D. 'Maude',   b. 22 Mar 1929, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia d. 13 Dec 2012, Ozark Riverview Manor, Ozark, Christian County, Missouri (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1954  [1, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 27 years and 9 months - She was ~ 24 years and 9 months.
  Children	+ 1. PIERCE, C.   2. Pierce, C.J.
  Family ID	F8136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Mar 1926 - Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4594] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pierce, Carolyn D. and Raymond N., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1801&GScid=105163&GRid=102169804&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1532] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 4, page 2b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S1533] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 07, page 4a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14786] World War II Honoree, Raymond N. Pierce, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1984221), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4596] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pierce, Raymond N., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18363984), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4592] Obituary, Lynn, Mabel Louise, 81, none. (Reliability: 2). [S4595] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Pierce, Carolyn D., 83, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Pierce&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=102169804&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4587] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Pierce, Eunice B. and Russell H., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Pierce&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=36835948&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4588] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 2B, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00611&noredir=true&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).