{"id":640,"date":"2020-05-05T09:15:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T14:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tennsub.org\/design\/design\/?page_id=640"},"modified":"2024-06-23T21:17:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T02:17:03","slug":"13-j-w-wayne-pierce-maryville-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tennsub.org\/design\/13-j-w-wayne-pierce-maryville-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"13 J W Wayne Pierce, Maryville, Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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J. W. Wayne Pierce<\/h2>\r\n
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J. W. Wayne Pierce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

Rank\/Rate:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seaman, Second Class<\/p>\r\n

Service Number:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 641 23 58<\/p>\r\n

Birth Date:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 January 21, 1922<\/p>\r\n

From:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Maryville, Tennessee<\/p>\r\n

Decorations:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Purple Heart<\/p>\r\n

Submarine:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 USS Pickerel (SS-177)<\/p>\r\n

Loss Date:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 April 3, 1943<\/p>\r\n

Location:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Off Honshu, Japan<\/p>\r\n

Circumstances:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Probably sunk by depth charge attack<\/p>\r\n

Remarks:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He was born in Champaign, Illinois.\u00a0\u00a0Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer. NavSource,<\/p>\r\n

Submarine Photo Archive for the USS PICKEREL (SS-177)<\/a><\/p>\r\n

On Eternal Patrol list of men lost on the USS Pickerel (SS-177)<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Find a Grave Memorial: S2 J W Wayne Pierce<\/a> (Honolulu Memorial).\u00a0 JW Wayne Pierce<\/a> has a cenotaph in the family plot at Ellejoy Baptist Church Cemetery in Ellejoy, Tennessee<\/p>\r\n

Return to Lost Tennessean Roster<\/a><\/p>\r\n

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Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association<\/h3>\r\n

Perpetuating the memories of submariners who didn\u2019t come home<\/em><\/p>\r\n

Chairman: Mike Anderson (SK2(SS)USN) | President: Patrick Ryan (YNC(SS), LCDR USN)<\/p>\r\n

The TSMA is a nonprofit memorial association registered as a 501(c) tax exempt organization and is registered with the Tennessee Secretary of State to receive charitable donations. Please make the TSMA one of the charities that you support.\u00a0 You can make a donation here or send a check made to: Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association, c\/o 309 Church Street, #107, Nashville, TN 37201.<\/p>\r\n

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Here’s our nonprofit (501(c)3) designation letter [link<\/a>] Here’s our State of Tennessee registration to solicit charitable donations [link<\/a>]<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/form><\/div>\r\n

Thank you for your help commemorating the Tennesseans who gave their lives as American Submariners in the service of the United States Navy.<\/h3>\r\n

Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n

c\/o 309 Church Street, #107 Nashville, TN 37201<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n

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Find a Grave Memorial: S2 J W Wayne Pierce (Honolulu Memorial).\u00a0 JW Wayne Pierce has a cenotaph in the family plot at Ellejoy Baptist Church Cemetery in Ellejoy, Tennessee Return to Lost Tennessean Roster Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association Perpetuating the memories of submariners who didn\u2019t come home Chairman: Mike Anderson (SK2(SS)USN) | President: Patrick Ryan (YNC(SS), LCDR USN) The TSMA is a nonprofit memorial association registered as a 501(c) tax exempt organization and is registered with the Tennessee Secretary of…<\/p>\n

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