John W. Pearson | American Battle Monuments Commission

World War II

Service #	6362399
Unit	17th Bomber Squadron, 27th Bomber Group, Light
Rank	Staff Sergeant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From	Alabama
Date of Death	May 6 1942
Status	Recovered
Memorialized	Walls of the Missing Manila American Cemetery Manila American Cemetery McKinley Road, Fort Bonifacio 1634 Philippines

17th Bomber Squadron, 27th Bomber Group, Light

Purple Heart

Purple Heart - Remains recovered

When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.