History of Mills County Iowa - 1985
NORMAN DALE PIERCE
Norman Dale Pierce was born Auguest 7, 1923 in the rural Glenwood area.  His parents were
Paul Pierce and Hilda Hammers Pierce.  Paul Pierce spent his life in the Thurman area, and Hilda 
Hammers Pierce was raised in Washington state and southwest Iowa.
Norman served in the army during WWII in the 8th Armored Division of the 3rd and 7th Armies in 
the European theater.  He was in the Battle of the Bulge, among others, and saw many European 
countries........
In 1952 Norman married Collen J. Kline who was born in Malven in 1930 and was raised on a 
farm in Rawles township. Her parents were Daniel Dale Kline, who was a floriest in his early 
years, and Lucile Lindsey, both of Malvern Iowa.  They moved to the farm in 1937.  Lucile spent 
many years teaching school in rural Malvern, Glenwood and Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Dale and Lucile had 7 children: Paul who died in 1972; Colleen; Lou Ellen, and R.N. living in 
Omaha; Judith of Glenwood; Eldon of Williams, AZ; Jill (Gibson) of Portsmouth, Iowa and Dan of 
Tucson, Arizona.............