WWII

Pierce Darford Strickland

Rate / Rank
Sergeant

Birthdate
July 23 1914

Date of Death
November 29 2006

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
June 1942 - December 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

Palau Islands; Angaur Island
Leyte; Philippines

Significant Duty Stations

Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 321st Infantry

Decorations & Citations

Combat Infantryman Badge; Expert Infantryman Badge
Purple Heart (wounded at Angaur Island, September 17, 1944)
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two battle stars
American Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal

Notes

US Army service number 34-516-39. Born; Whigham, Georgia. Retired from Strickland Upholstery of Cairo, Georgia. Burial; Woodlawn Cemetery, Whigham, Georgia.