Peirce, John Barry
Title
Peirce, John Barry
Last Name
Peirce
First and Middle Name
John Barry
Nicknames or Other Names
"Barry"
Hometown
Washington, DC
Birth Date
6/22/1893
Birthplace
Washington, DC
Death Date
10/5/1965
Cause of Death
N/a
Place of Death
N/a
VPI Graduating Class
1917
Undergraduate Major
Mechanical Engineering
Graduated
Y
Service Branch
Reserve Officers
Unit
Infantry
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Retired Rank
Retired a Captain
Postwar Life
Continued to serve
1927 "Virginia Polytehnic Institute in the World War" booklet
Y
Files
Collection
Citation
“Peirce, John Barry,” VPI in World War I, accessed October 12, 2025, https://vpiworldwarone.vtlibraries.net/items/show/152.
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