World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Arthur Virgil Pace
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Kerrville, Texas
Honored By
Kathleen Cormack
Relationship
Nurse at VA in Kerrville, TX
ENTERED MARINE CORPS IN 1942. HE WAS WITH 5TH DIVISION, 27TH MARINES, 2ND BATTALION, FOX COMPANY. SAW ACTION AS AN ASSAULT SQUAD, DEMOLITION EXPERT. LANDED AT IWO JIMA IN 1945. EARNED PURPLE HEART.