World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Valerian Babe Pacer
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brookfield, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Schieve
Relationship
Brother-in-law
SERGEANT. DRAFTED IN 1942. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC AND WHILE ON ONE OF THE ISLANDS AFTER THE WAR ENDED WITH JAPAN, WAS HIT IN THE TEMPLE WITH A STRAY SPENT JAPANESE BULLET. DUE TO THE BULLET DRAGGING THE EYE NERVE HE CARRIED THE BULLET IN HIS JAW FOR SEVERAL YEARS UNTIL IT MOVED INTO A POSITION WHERE IT COULD BE REMOVED.