World War II Honoree

Walter William Pace

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Wallace, Nebraska

Honored By

Edna M. Pace

Relationship

Wife

DISCHARGED AS STAFF SERGEANT. SERVED IN EUROPEAN THEATER. WENT ASHORE AT OMAHA BEACH. WOUNDED IN FRANCE NEAR THE RHINE RIVER. SENT BACK TO LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND TO RECUPERATE. SPENT 2 YEARS IN ARMY OF OCCUPATION IN OSLO, NORWAY AND BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY. CAPTURED BEHIND ENEMY LINES WHILE DOING RECONNAISSANCE. SPENT MORE THAN 30 DAYS IN A TEMPORARY PRISONER OF WAR CAMP. ESCAPED AND WALKED THROUGH THE BLACK FOREST TO ALLIED LINES. AWARDED COMBAT BADGE, BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII FREEDOM BADGE AND RIFLE MARKSMAN.