| Name |
Rack Pace |
| Birth |
10 Jul 1921 |
Marion Co, Arkansas, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Physical Description |
1942 |
| Blue eyes, blond hair, 5'11" in height, 175 pounds |
| Military |
1942-1945 |
World War II |
| Sergeant, 762nd Bombardment Squadron, U.S. Army Air Force |
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Honorable Discharge from the United States Army for Rack Pace
Rack Pace, 38 235 974, Sergeant, 762nd Bombardment Squadron. Discharged 11 Nov 1945 at Separation Center, Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. Date of birth: 10 Jul 1920, Flippin, AR. Date of Induction: 5 Sep 1942. Date of entry into active service: 18 Sep 1942, Little Rock, AR. Military Occupational specialty: Truck Driver Light 345. Military Qualifications: Marksman Carbine 26 May 1944. Battles & Campaigns: Southern France, Rome-Arne Rhineland, North Apennines Pe Valley, Northern France Air Combat Balkans. Decorations & Citations: RAMH Theater Ribbon with one Silver Service Star and two Bronze Service Stars, World War II Victory Ribbon, American Theater ribbon, Distinguished Unit Badge. Total Length of service: Continental Service: 1 year 9 months 23 days. Foreign Service: 1 year 4 months 1 day. |
| Census |
1950 |
Marion Co, Arkansas, USA |
James Creek twp, ED 45-15, p 22, dwelling No. 229 [on a farm] distance is 1/2 mile on the left from Fairview; head age 29, married, b. Arkansas; work 32 hrs last week as a carpenter for a private employer; listed on Agriculture Questionnaire Number 33; enumerated 10 Apr 1950 by Charles R. Morgan.
Answers to questions asked on Sample: #21 Was he living in this same house a year ago? No. #25 What country were his/her father and mother born in? U.S. #26 What is the highest grade of school that he has attended? Code is S8 means Elementry 8th grade. #27 Did he finish this grade? Yes. #28 Has he attended school at any time since February 1st? For those over 30 years or older, check 30 or over. No. #29 How many weeks has he been looking for work? Left blank. #30 Last week how many weeks did this person do any work at all, not counting work around the house? 14 weeks. #31a Last year (1949), how much money did he earn working as an employee for wages or salary [before taxes]? 1150. #31b Last year how much money did he earn working in his own business, professional practice, or farm? $300 [with line crossing out the amount] #31c Last year, how much money did he receive from interest, dividends, veteran's allowances, pensions, rents, or other income (aside from earnings)? None. #32a Last year (1949), how much money did his relatives in this household earn working for wages or salary [Amount before deductions for taxes, etc.] None. #32b Last year (1949), how much money did his relatives in this household earn in their own business? None. #32c Last year (1949), how much money did his relatives in this household receive from interest, dividends, veteran's allowances, etc? None. If Male, Did you ever serve in U.S. Armed Forces #33a World War II? Yes. #33b World War I? No. #33c Any other time? No. |
| Occupation |
Marion Co, Arkansas, USA |
| River Guide and operated Pace Fishing Service on White River. |
| Death |
30 Apr 2010 |
Flippin, Marion Co, Arkansas, USA |
- Rack Pace, age 89, of Flippin, Arkansas, passed away on Friday, April 30, 2010, in Twin Lakes Nursing Center in Flippin. Rack was born July 10, 1921, near Flippin, Arkansas. He was the son of the late William Thomps and Martha Alzada (Jackson) Pace. Rack was a retired River Guide and he, along with his late wife, Wilda, operated the Pace Fishing Service for many years. He was a World War II veteran having served his county in the United States Air Force. Rack is survived by: His son: Keith Pace and his wife, Staci of Mountain Home, Arkansas; His daughter: Drenda Harkins of Benton, Arkansas; One brother: Lucian Pace of Sunnyside, Washington; He was preceded in death by his wife, Wilda on March 31, 2007. Also preceding him in death were 4 brothers and 5 sisters. Visitation will be held on Monday, May 3, 2010, from 6-8 pm, at Burns Funeral Home in Yellville, Arkansas. Graveside services will be held at Fairview Cemetery, Flippin, Arkansas on Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. [Source: H.A. Burns Funeral Home, Yellville, Arkansas]
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| Burial |
Fairview Cemetery, Flippin, Marion Co, Arkansas, USA |
- Graveside services for 89-year-old Rack Pace of Flippin will be tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Fairview Cemetery in Flippin. Visitation for Rack Pace will be this evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Burns Funeral Home in Yellville. Rack Pace was a retired river guide and he and his late wife, Wida, operated the Pace Fishing Service for many years. He was a World War Two veteran who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He is survived locally y his son, Keith Pace of Mountain Home. [KTLO obituaties]
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Rack Pace
Sergeant, 762nd Bombardment Squadron, U.S. Army Air Force
World War II |
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Rack & Mary Wilda (Marrs) Pace
Rack was the son of William Thompson & Martha Elzada (Jackson) Pace
Mary was the daughter of William & Mary Wilda Marrs. |
| Person ID |
I2198 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
21 Apr 2022 |
| Father |
William Thompson Pace, b. 26 Dec 1869, Marion Co, Arkansas, USA d. 25 Feb 1953, Marion Co, Arkansas, USA (Age 83 years) |
| Mother |
Martha Elzada Jackson, b. 6 Jan 1881, Marion Co, Arkansas, USA d. 26 Jan 1955, Marion Co, Arkansas, USA (Age 74 years) |
| Marriage |
7 May 1898 |
Baxter Co, Arkansas, USA |
- Arkansas. Baxter County. Marriage Book B, p 294, 7 May 1898. W. T. Pace and Martha Jackson married by Elder S. P. Downing.
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Marriage Record for William Thompson Pace and Martha Elzada Jackson
Bond for Marriage License. W. T. Pace, Principal, and D. J. Bodenhamer, Security, obtained the bond, 6 May 1898. Marriage License states that W. T. Pace of Oakland, Marion Co, Arkansas, 28, and Miss Martha Jackson of Oakland, Marion Co, Arkansas, 17, authorized to marry. Certificate of Marriage. Elder S. P. Downing married the couple on 7 May 1898. Downing recorded the marriage on 17 Jun 1898, in County Clerk's office, Mountain Home, Baxter Co, Arkansas. His credentials are recorded in Baxter County Book A, p 390. |
| Family ID |
F369 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Mary Wilda Marrs, b. 21 Sep 1924, Stapleton, Nebraska, USA d. 31 Mar 2007, Flippin, Marion Co, Arkansas, USA (Age 82 years) |
| Marriage |
6 Jun 1942 |
Marion Co, Arkansas, USA |
- Arkansas. Marion County Marriage Book N [cont.] (1938-1955), p 584. Rack Pace, 21, and Mary Wilda Marrs, 18, married 12 Oct 1942 by J. B. Osborn, JP.
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| Children |
| | 1. Howell K. Pace, b. ca 1947, Marion Co, Arkansas, USA |
| | 2. Danny Kendall Pace, b. 15 Dec 1951, Harrison, Boone Co, Arkansas, USA d. 1 Jul 1952, Mountain Home, Baxter Co, Arkansas, USA (Age 0 years) |
| | 3. Drenda Pace, b. 23 Apr 1956, Marion Co, Arkansas, USA |
| | 4. Keith Pace |
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| Family ID |
F1136 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
23 Jul 2022 |
1921 - 2010 (88 years)
