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Pierce, Wayne Holland to VE-Day
Wayne Pierce returned to England after Normandy. The regiment stayed there until September when the paratroopers jumped into Holland.
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Pierce, Wayne Normandy Combat
Wayne Pierce had no idea of what was happening with A or B Companies while he was with Sanford and the remnants of C Company.
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Pierce, Wayne Overseas Deployment
Wayne Pierce was the Supply and Transportation Officer when his Battalion left Fort Bragg.
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Pierce, Wayne Sicily and Salerno
Wayne Pierce and the 325th Glider Infantry did not make the fight in Sicily.
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Pierce, William "Bill" 37mm Anti-Tank Gun
William Pierce went to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina following his tour in Hingham, Massachusetts.
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Pierce, William "Bill" Burning Sea Bags
William Pierce tells the story of his duty on Guam while he was training for the invasion of the Japanese home islands.
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Pierce, William "Bill" Early Life
William Pierce was born in Queens Village Long Island, New York in January 1925. He grew up in Queens and attended Catholic high school there.
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Pierce, William "Bill" Enemy Infiltration
William Pierce recounts an instance of Japanese night time infiltration [Annotator's Note: during combat operations on Okinawa].
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Pierce, William "Bill" Feelings Toward the Japanese
William Pierce hated the Japanese before landing on Okinawa. Propaganda influenced his animosity.
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Pierce, William "Bill" Fire Missions on Okinawa
William Pierce recounts the lack of success for the 37mm gun in Europe.
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Pierce, William "Bill" Guard Duty
After Parris Island, William Pierce went to Hingham, Massachusetts which housed a huge naval ammunition manufacturing and storage site.
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Pierce, William "Bill" Head Wound
William Pierce remembers a buddy being wounded on Okinawa.