Pvt. James LeRoy Pierce, 18th Co, 20th Engineers, died in the torpedoing & sinking of the troopship "Tuscania" on 5 February 1918 in the North Channel between Scotland & Ireland by German submarine UB-77.
He was first buried at Kilnaughton, isle of Islay, Scotland, in grave 60. American soldiers were exhumed from Islay cemeteries in 1920.
He was first buried at Kilnaughton, isle of Islay, Scotland, in grave 60. American soldiers were exhumed from Islay cemeteries in 1920.
Pvt. James LeRoy Pierce, 18th Co, 20th Engineers, died in the torpedoing & sinking of the troopship "Tuscania" on 5 February 1918 in the North Channel between Scotland & Ireland by German submarine UB-77.
He was first buried at Kilnaughton, isle of Islay, Scotland, in grave 60. American soldiers were exhumed from Islay cemeteries in 1920.
He was first buried at Kilnaughton, isle of Islay, Scotland, in grave 60. American soldiers were exhumed from Islay cemeteries in 1920.
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OREGON PVT 20 ENGRS
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Private, Company F, 6th Battalion, 20th Engineers
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