Pierce, Larry Stanley
Army Staff sergeant

Larry Stanley Pierce, age 24, from Kern County Wasco, California .

Spouse: Verlin
Children: Teresa, 5; Kelly, 4; Gregory, 1

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Taft High graduate
Military history: Medal of Honor

Date of death: Monday, September 20, 1965
Death details: Died when he threw himself on a land mine while leading a search and destroy operation in Vietnam.
Cemetery: Wasco

Source: National Archives, Fresno Bee (1965)