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Missing Kentucky WWII Soldier’s Remains to Be Returned Home
His remains were identified in January 2026 and returned after 84 years, giving family members a final homecoming before burial.
- On Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, the remains of Cpl. Pierce arrived in Omaha, Nebraska, for a dignified transfer, where Patriot Guard riders formed an honor line at Brayman Mortuary.
- Pierce served with the 7th Materiel Squadron and 5th Air Base Group before Japanese forces captured him in 1942, leading to his death in November 1942 at age 28.
- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency identified Pierce on May 12, 2025, ending decades of uncertainty about his fate. Tim Book, son of Pierce's oldest living relative, called the return significant for the family.
- Bowling Funeral Home is coordinating services for Saturday, Sept. 12, burial at Andes Cemetery in East Bernstadt, Kentucky. Family members attended Tuesday's transfer in Omaha.
- Pierce is memorialized on the Walls of the Missing at an American cemetery in the Philippines, marking the end of an 84-year wait since his capture in 1942.
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