Veterans Roll of Honor: VIRGIL J. KIER

Branch of Service: United States Marine Corps

Rank: Corporal

Service history: Virgil “Whitey” Kier of Dayton, OH enlisted less than two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was a .30 Browning Light Machine Gunner in D Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division. Corporal Kier took part in the landings in the first wave at Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, and Peleliu, where he was wounded.

Awards and Decorations:
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart Medal
Navy Presidential Unit Citation (1 bronze star)
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Marine Good Conduct Medal
WWII Victory Medal