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Pierce, William "Bill" Invading Japan
William Pierce looked at the invasion of Japan as just another battle.
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Pierce, William "Bill" Landing on Okinawa
William Pierce had steak and eggs before boarding the Higgins Boat [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel, or LCVP] for Okinawa.
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Pierce, William "Bill" Luck
William Pierce reveals a lucky find of a BAR [Annotator's Note: Browning Automatic Rifle] trigger assembly with a hand grip that he discovered
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Pierce, William "Bill" Marine Corps Discipline
Deployment overseas for William Pierce was originally to be to Saipan.
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Pierce, William "Bill" Occupation Duty in China
William Pierce had good duty for the six or seven months that he was in China [Annotator's Note: serving occupation duty after the war].
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Pierce, William "Bill" Postwar
William Pierce returned to San Francisco in March 1946. He was discharged in April 1946.
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Pierce, William "Bill" Reflections
William Pierce felt it was his patriotic duty to fight during the Second World War.
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Pierce, William "Bill" Training
William Pierce was in Parris Island boot camp for eight weeks.
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Pierce, William "Bill" Weapons
William Pierce never fired a rifle until he was in the Marine Corps. He became a marksman and then an expert rifleman.
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Pierce, William "Bill" Weapons Company
William Pierce was assigned to Weapons Company, 29th Regiment [Annotator's Note: Weapons Company, 29th Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division] a
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Pigott, Joe Action in Europe
His expertise was not required for the invasion of Normandy [Annotator's Note: Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944; also known
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Pigott, Joe America's Wars
Joe Pigott feels that the United States assumed it's position as a world leader as a result of World War 2, however, the country is now losing