Pace, Warren Guess

Rank and Name, Staff Sergeant Warren Guess Pace.

Unit/Placed in, 527th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group (Heavy).

 

Warren was born  on July 1, 1921 in Zebulon, Wake County, North Carolina.

Father, Charles Daniel Pace.

Mother, Annie Loretta (Guess) Pace.

Sisters, Ora G., Lilian M. and Annie R. Pace.

Brother, Percy P., Johnnie D., Fred D., Robert L. and Charlie B. Pace.

 

Warren enlisted  the service at Camp Croft, South Carolina in Oct. 15, 1942 with service number # 14165087.

 

Warren was a Waist Gunner in the 527th Bomber Squadron.

 

Warren‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-17  were,

2^nd Lt.          Lawrence F. Malarin          Pilot                                  pow

2^nd Lt.          Harry L. Burdette             Co Pilot                              pow

2^nd Lt.          Francis J. Kenny               Navigator                            pow

T/Sgt.          J.W. Webb                        Bombardier                             mia

T/Sgt.          John F. Phillips                 Radio Operator                     mia

S/Sgt.           Joseph Cook Jr.                 Engineer                               pow

S/Sgt.           Edgar L. Morris                 Ball Turret Gunner             mia

S/Sgt.           Vernon E. Holden              Top Turret Gunner            mia

S/Sgt.           Warren G. Pace                 Left Waist Gunner             mia

S/Sgt.           Clifford E. Bickle               Right Waist Gunner           mia

 

Warren was KIA on a Bomber Raid to Bremen, Germany, when the where hit and the plane went down on Nov 26, 1943, and he is honored with the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.

When the plane was hit and wend down they bailed out, some off them were killed by Hostile Civilians and others were picked up by the Germans and send to a Stalag POW Camp.

 

Warren is buried at Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium.

Warren also has a Memorial Grave at Pace Family Cemetery, Zebulon, Wake County, North Carolina, USA.

 

Thanks to the, http://www.379thbga.org/

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZZ8-BGS

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

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