Harry George Pace, of St. Louis, Missouri, was born in 1920. He served in the 714th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and Mechanic/Gunner on the B-24 #42-50344 'Red Sox' during World War II.

On June 27, 1944, at 03:50 PM, the crew took off from Station 146 airfield in Seething, England, to bomb the Creil airfield and marshaling yards in Creil Petit-Thérain in France. At around 06:40 PM, the crew evacuated the plane after being shot down by flak. Their airplane crashed between Les Prouhérons and the Chemin de la Procession in the commune of Vez. All members were able to bail out, but two of them were killed later. Sgt Pace survived and evaded enemy capture through the aid of the maquis. He was one of the 152 allied airmen and soldiers who were helped and hidden in the Freteval Forest camp by the French Resistance to evade German capture. He returned to the UK on August 18, 1944.

Sgt Pace died in 1965. His current burial place is unknown.

Source of information: francecrashes39-45.net