Pierce, Reed M
Title
Pierce, Reed M
Last Name
Pierce
First and Middle Name
Reed McCarty
Hometown
Culpeper, Culpeper County
County and/or State
Virginia
Birth Date
August 26th, 1885
Birthplace
Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia
Death Date
September 12th, 1933 (he was only 47)
Cause of Death
Cerebral hemorrhage and arteriosclerosis
Place of Death
Culpeper, Virginia
Parents
Albert Newton Pierce and Susan Pierce (1990 census)
Siblings
Edward L. Pierce, Ned Pierce, John Peirce, Lawrence Pierce, Albert Pierce Jr., and Richard Pierce. (1910 census)
Spouse(s)
Georgie Pierce (Maiden Name: Georgie Newhouse)
Children
Kate G. Thornbury (was listed as his ward in the 1920 census)
VPI Graduating Class
1907
Undergraduate Major
Unknwon
Graduated
Unknown
Service Branch
Reserve Officers
Unit
317th Infantry
Regiment: 80th Division
Regiment: 80th Division
Rank
First Lieutenant
Retired Rank
Unknown
Military Events
Enlisted on September 27th, 1917. Was discharged on June 14th, 1919. Traveled from Norfolk, Virginia on a ship named Mongolia on May 26th, 1918.
Decorations or Citations
Unknown
Battles or Engagements
Unknown
Other Events
He worked in a bank. In 1907 he was a clerk, then in 1910 he was the Vice-President and General Manager of Lumber & Mfg. Co.
Occupation
Bank manager
Additional Notes
Corry Johnson and Lizzie Gilliam were servants. (1910 census)
Contributing Researchers
Jui Chitre
Files
Collection
Citation
“Pierce, Reed M,” VPI in World War I, accessed November 21, 2024, https://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/633.
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