A fact from W. Conway Pierce appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 November 2014 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that chemistry professor W. Conway Pierce brought a shotgun to class after a colleague interrupted his lecture with a flock of birds?
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There are no reliable sources found as of yet state that Pierce served in the Army in a war zone during the World War I. More specifically, the sources do not establish defining role in World War I. Accordingly, "Category:United States Army personnel of World War I" was removed until a defining role is established. Semper Fi! FieldMarine (talk) 12:37, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Recommend adding rank achieved, positions held and specific duty stations if ascertained in reliable sources. Semper Fi! FieldMarine (talk) 12:45, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
