Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
PACE, Ledlie Rosser - Date of
birth
25 September 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Norwood, Delaware County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Ridley Park, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13099192 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
517th Parachute Infantry Regiment
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
Between Soy and Hotton, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 48 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ledlie R. Pace (father)
Margaret A. (Rice) Pace (mother)
Nellie M. Pace (sister)
Earle R. Pace (brother)
Dorothy R. (Coates) Pace (wife)
More information
Sgt Leslie R. Pace was employed by the Baldwin Locomotive Company before he enlisted on 8 August 1942
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Don R. Gentry, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - Delaware County Daily Times
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - Delaware County Daily Times