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PACE, Warren Guess - Date of
birth
1 July 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Zebulon, Wake County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Zebulon, Wake County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14165087 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
527th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 November 1943 - Place of
death
Bremen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 42 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles D. Pace (father)
Annie (Guess) Pace (mother)
Ora C. Pace (sister)
Lillian M. Pace (sister)
Percy P. Pace (brother)
Johnnie D. Pace (brother)
Fred D. Pace (brother)
Robert L. Pace (brother)
Annie R. Pace (sister)
Charlie B. Pace (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29694 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Southern Belle
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the port
MACR: 1577
More information
Warren Pace was an advertising agent.He volunteered for the Army of the United States at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 15 October 1942.
The airplane was shot down by flak. Four crew members were taken prisoner, six men were killed.
The crew members who bailed out and survived the crash heard a rumor that some allied air men had been killed by civilians in the area where they bailed out. On the other hand, a German officer told surviving crew members they found six bodies in the wreckage.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Peter Schouteten