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Willis Charles “Bill” Pirnie

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Willis Charles “Bill” Pirnie Veteran

Birth
Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
Death
20 Oct 1993 (aged 77)
Kennesaw, Cobb County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Plot
SECTION T SITE 144
Memorial ID
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CPL
US Army
World War II
POW

Source:
Captured by Germans in Tunis, Algeria. He was on a scouting mission for the Rangers when he was captured by the Germans on 01 Jan 1943. He was flown to Palermo, Italy and then Naples, Italy, where he was transferred to a camp on the East Coast of Italy. He escaped and walked for 36 days making his way to Allied Lines.

Husband of Marian Elizabeth Pirnie


Military Information: CPL, US ARMY
CPL
US Army
World War II
POW

Source:
Captured by Germans in Tunis, Algeria. He was on a scouting mission for the Rangers when he was captured by the Germans on 01 Jan 1943. He was flown to Palermo, Italy and then Naples, Italy, where he was transferred to a camp on the East Coast of Italy. He escaped and walked for 36 days making his way to Allied Lines.

Husband of Marian Elizabeth Pirnie


Military Information: CPL, US ARMY


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