Descendents of LD Pierce Jr aka Grandpa to all of us (born 1895 Johnson County TX ) L D Pierce

DESCENDENTS OF ALLEN MANSEL PIERCE TX 1 Son of Lorenzo Dowell (Peg Leg) Sr, and Grandson of Capt Andrew J Pierce NEW PHOTO OF ALLEN AND EVA CLICK HERE Save to Hard Drive or Read OnScreen In Your Browser PDF Version of this page (with Photos!)

Died in World War II Buried in Hansford Cemetery Spearman TX. I am including this info here rather than in his own section, as the rest of the children of LD Pierce have descendants, while
Felix did no. He did marry. This is a tribute to him as he died in service to our country and freedom in World War II.

BURIAL NOTE: listed on Monument in front of Hansford County Courthouse dedicated to WW I and WWII dead Sergeant 18th Infantry 1st Division WWII Article from Borger Herald 1945 "Borger Man Dies in Action" Sgt. Felix D. (Diaz) Pierce of Borger was killed in action on Jan 18 1945. He was fighting with the infantry in the First Army in Belgium. The family was first notified that the sergeant was missing in action; Yesterday the second message came through with the killed in action report. The sergeant was reared in the vicinity of Spearman
in Hansford County. He attended school at Spearman. He had been in the service two years, and overseas since last August. His wife, Mrs. Della Faye Pierce, lives at Borger. Sgt Pierce was working in Borger at the time of his induction.There are four Brothers, LD Pierce and Allen Pierce of Spearman, G T Pierce of Alice and Clem Pierce of Arch NM, and Two sisters: Mrs. Vernon Compton of Odem TX, and Mrs. Henry Dacus 1109 Harrison in Amarillo TX. Editors Note: see Jan 22 1937 Clem Pierce letter to Rhea Kurkendall located in Journal Entry page 20-21. He mentions Felix Pierce…..Felix Pierce was in Cheyenne, WY had his 24^th birthday Dec 22, 1936. Spoke to my dad JL Pierce 11/14/98 he said that Uncle Allen Pierce went to Wyoming shortly after this date and "bought" Felix out of the US Army. He had been in the army several years. Unfortunately he was forced to re-enlist when war was declared and lost his life in Belguim. I have Felix's last letter written to him by his mother Ora Pierce, it was returned "Deceased". I plan to insert it here later, when I have more time.

Aug 1999 I have found a file of photos sent to my Uncle Bobby Jack Pierce from our great Aunt Lilly Bell Spivey Greer. There are many photos of Felix and his wife and other. Will add these photos to this pages soon.