Capt. Camp Pieri This is Me

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   Published on: 11/3/2007   Last Visited: 11/3/2007

   Camp Pieri is Dedicated in Army Day Ceremonies
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   Capt. Pieri was commanding officer of Company B, 24th Armored Engineer Battalion, 4th Armored Division, serving as Engineering liaison officer of Combat Command B. He was killed in action August 22, 1944, while accompanying the leading elements of the 51st Armored Infantry Battalion Task Force in the attack on Montargis, France.
   
   Kills 30 of Enemy As he was riding toward the front of the column, it was fired upon by the enemy machine guns and small arms. The troops immediately took cover while Capt. Pieri opened fire with a 30-caliber machine gun mounted on the vehicle. He fired two belts of ammunition, killing approximately 30 of the enemy, but lost his own life in the action.
   
   Capt. Pieri was known as an aggressive and gallant officer. Previously at Countances, France, Capt Pieri had bravely lead the leading Infantry troops into the city. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously by a Third U.S. Army order.
   
   In his address to the troops, Gen.