World War II Honoree

Clement A. Pace

Hometown

Jersey City, New Jersey

Honored By

Mr. Richard Pace

Relationship

Son

AS ORDERED ON 10/16/40, HE REGISTERED WITH A SELECTIVE SERVICE LOCAL BOARD IN HUDSON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY AT AGE 28. PHYSICALLY FIT, HE WAS PUT IN CLASS III-A (MARRIED MAN WITH A WIFE AND CHILD) AND WAS REQUIRED TO CARRY HIS CLASSIFICATION CARD AT ALL TIMES. HE WORKED FOR THE COLGATE-PALMOLIVE-PEET COMPANY AT THEIR LARGEST PLANT IN JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY. THEY WERE A LEADING SUPPLIER OF TOOTHPASTE AND SOAP TO THE 16 MILLION MEN AND WOMEN IN THE U.S. ARMED FORCES. MOST OF WHAT THEY MANUFACTURED WAS FOR MILITARY PROCUREMENT. THEY SUPPLIED MILLIONS OF BARS OF LAUNDRY SOAP MADE TO GOVERNMENT SPECIFICATIONS, SOAP CHIPS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF RUBBER AND GLYCERIN FOR ARMY MEDICAL NEEDS DESPITE PERIODIC SHORTAGES OF LABOR AND RAW MATERIALS. WORKED THE MINIMUM WARTIME WORK WEEK OF 48 HOURS. IN ADDITION TO HIS WARTIME SERVICE ON THE HOME FRONT, HE MAILED PACKAGES AS OFTEN AS HE COULD TO HIS 5 YOUNGER BROTHERS, ALL IN THE U.S. ARMY.