James Earl Pace

Korean War
Service #AO-2249287
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathMarch 18 1953
National Defense Service Medal
First Lieutenant Pace was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
First Lieutenant Pace was a flight surgeon on an all weather bomber, RB-36H, with the 718th Squadron, 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing based at Rapid City Air Force Base, South Dakota. On March 18, 1953, his aircraft was flying low on a simulated combat mission from Lajes, Azores to Rapid City when it struck a 896 foothill, killing all 23 on board.