World War II Honoree

Curtis Pace

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Ashland, Alabama

Honored By

Terry MacDonald

HE SERVED ABOARD A HEAVY CRUISER THE USS INDIANAPOLIS CA-35, THE FLAGSHIP OF THE 5TH FLEET. IN 1944 HE SAW ACTION IN THE PACIFIC THEATER AT THE GILBERT, MARSHALL, MARIANA, PELELIU AND IWO JIMA ISLANDS. IN JULY 1945, HE DELIVERED URANIUM 235 TO TINIAN ISLAND FOR THE ATOMIC BOMBS. THE SHIP WAS SUNK ON JULY 30, 1945 1 OF THE LAST SHIPS SUNK IN THE WAR. HE WAS 1 OF 316 SURVIVORS OUT OF A CREW OF 1,196 SAILORS.