Soldier Summary
Soldier Summary
Piers, John J.
Military History
Rank
Private
Unit
United States. Army. Infantry, 339th. Company D.
Collection
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Event
Date
Place
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Residence
Date
1892
Place
Graafschap, MI
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Event
Residence
Date
1927
Place
Grand Rapids, MI
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Event
Residence
Date
1970
Place
Grandville, MI
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Event
Residence
Date
-
Place
Holland, MI
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Event
Discharged
Date
9/30/1919
Place
Ft. Sheridan, IL
Details
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Event
induction
Date
5/29/1918
Place
Holland (Mich.)
Details
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Event
Departed Russia
Date
6/3/1919
Place
-
Details
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Event
Landed in Archangel
Date
9/4/1918
Place
-
Details
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Event
Left from Camp Custer for overseas
Date
7/14/1918
Place
-
Details
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Event
Unfit for further duty, sent to Eng.
Date
5/15/1919
Place
-
Details
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Event
Birth
Date
8/15/1892
Place
-
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Event
Died
Date
3/27/1970
Place
-
Details
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Sources
- Hugh D. McPhail papers, 1918-1957 view online
- John J. Piers diary, 1918-1919
- The Polar Bear, vol. 3, no. 1 (Feb. 1927).
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