Walter M. Pierce

Date of Birth: 03/17/1951
Neighborhood: West Philadelphia
High School:
Street: Delancy Street
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: PFC
Date of Casualty: 06/10/1970
Province of Casualty: Cambodia
Philadelphia Memorial Panel: Panel 24
Panel Row: 1

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Pierce enlisted in the Army in November 1969 and was sent to Vietnam early the following year. He died near Phu Ste Preah, Cambodia, on June 10, 1970, while on an operation following the U.S. invasion of that country. Survivors of the 19-year-old private first class included his father, a brother and three sisters.

Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial