Ardennes – ww2 Europe

Pace, Warren Guess

Rank and Name, Staff Sergeant Warren Guess Pace.

Unit/Placed in, 527th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group (Heavy).

Warren was born on July 1, 1921 in Zebulon, Wake County, North Carolina.

Father, Charles Daniel Pace.

Mother, Annie Loretta (Guess) Pace.

Sisters, Ora G., Lilian M. and Annie R. Pace.

Brother, Percy P., Johnnie D., Fred D., Robert L. and Charlie B. Pace.

Warren enlisted the service at Camp Croft, South Carolina in Oct. 15, 1942 with service number # 14165087.

Warren was a Waist Gunner in the 527th Bomber Squadron.

Warren‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-17 were,

2^nd Lt. Lawrence F. Malarin Pilot pow

2^nd Lt. Harry L. Burdette Co Pilot pow

2^nd Lt. Francis J. Kenny Navigator pow

T/Sgt. J.W. Webb Bombardier mia

T/Sgt. John F. Phillips Radio Operator mia

S/Sgt. Joseph Cook Jr. Engineer pow

S/Sgt. Edgar L. Morris Ball Turret Gunner mia

S/Sgt. Vernon E. Holden Top Turret Gunner mia

S/Sgt. Warren G. Pace Left Waist Gunner mia

S/Sgt. Clifford E. Bickle Right Waist Gunner mia

Warren was KIA on a Bomber Raid to Bremen, Germany, when the where hit and the plane went down on Nov 26, 1943, and he is honored with the Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.

When the plane was hit and wend down they bailed out, some off them were killed by Hostile Civilians and others were picked up by the Germans and send to a Stalag POW Camp.

Warren is buried at Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium.

Warren also has a Memorial Grave at Pace Family Cemetery, Zebulon, Wake County, North Carolina, USA.

Thanks to the, http://www.379thbga.org/

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZZ8-BGS

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

WW2 Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Medals Forum, https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

WordPress en/of Wooncommerce oplossingen, https://www.siteklusjes.nl/

Military Recovery, https://www.dpaa.mil/

Adams, William C.

Name and Rank, First Lieutenant William C. Adams.

Unit/placed in, 335th Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomber Group (Heavy) ”Red Feather”.

William was born on 1919 in Tennessee.

Father, Albert B. Adams .

Mother, Mary L. Adams.

William entered the service from Tennessee in with service number # O-730321.

William C. Adams rank/duty was a Soldier in the 1st Lieutenant/Pilot (B-17) in the 335th Bomber Squadron.

William’s crewmembers and their position onboard the plane a B-17 were,

1st Lt. William C. Adams Pilot

2^nd Lt. Edwin R. Lewis Co Pilot

2^nd Lt. Victor T. Copeland Navigator

2^nd Lt. Edward A. Lawton Bombardier

T/Sgt. Richard L. Wilkinson Radio Operator

T/Sgt. Simon E. Alojado Top Turret Gunner

S/Sgt. Edward A. Myers Bal Turret Gunner

S/Sgt. Floyd A. Locke Right Waist Gunner

S/Sgt. Lester Conklin Left Waist Gunner

S/Sgt. Robert W. Jennings Tail Gunner

William was KIA during the Mission to Bomb the U-boat Wharf they were attacked by enemy aircraft, shot and crashed, on June 13, 1943, and he is honored with an Air Medal Purple Heart, United States Aviator Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.

And he is mentioned/buried at Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz,
Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium.

Thanks to http://95thbg-horham.com/wordpress/

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

WW2 Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Medals Forum, https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

WordPress en/of Wooncommerce oplossingen, https://www.siteklusjes.nl/

Military Recovery, https://www.dpaa.mil/

William C. Adams’ Aircraft B-17F with serial number 42-29675 was on a bombing mission to Kiel in Germany. On 13 June 1943 60 B-17s from the USAAF attacked the U-Boat installations in Kiel. 16 B-17s from 95th BG flew at the front in the formation which had already been attacked on their way to the target. As usual German fighters attacked the front of the formation. Before it had passed the target, 7-8 B-17s from 95th BG were lost. One B-17 out of control crashed into another, and only 6 B-17s from 95th BG made it back to base and one of them was destroyed in a forced landing. Aircraft 42-29675 crashed off the coast of Lolland, Denmark.

Babbitt, Robert Edward

Name and Rank, First Lieutenant Robert Edward Babbitt.

Unit/Placed in, 486th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group “The Blue Nosed Bastards of Bodney”.

Robert was born approx. on Jan. 10, 1921 in Mercer County, New Jersey.

Father, Edward J. Babbitt.

Mother, Lilian M. Babbitt.

Sister, Lorrain Babbitt.

Brother(s), Earl R. Charles L. and Edward J. Jr. Babbitt.

Robert entered the service from New Jersey with service number # 12046726.

Robert was KIA in a dogfight with two BF-109G and crashed near Goirle, Holland, on Nov. 30, 1943, and he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

And he is buried at Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial

Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium

Thanks to http://www.352ndfightergroup.com/

Pictures and Info: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

WW2 Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Medals Forum, https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/

WordPress en/of Wooncommerce oplossingen, https://www.siteklusjes.nl/

Military Recovery, https://www.dpaa.mil/

Assigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed near Neerpelt in P-47 42-22516. Shot down by Jhj Obfw Hans Grunberg in Bf 109G-5 of JG 3/5 at Goirle, Netherlands 30-Nov-43. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1444.