Staff Sgt. William Nace
Sinking Spring-Sept. 9-The body of Staff Sgt. William Nace, killed in action in France at the age of 22, has been brought home for burial and will remain in the home of his parents, Frank and Lulu Puckett Nace, at Sinking Spring.
Last rites will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, at Sinking Spring Methodist church, with Rev. Prentiss Spears officiating. Burial will be in Marshall cemetery under the direction of Wylie funeral home. Military honors at the grave will be in charge of the Hillsboro American Legion post.
Staff Sgt. Nace lost his life June 8, 1944 at Grandville, France. HE was born March 6, 1922, attended Sinking Spring school and was active in all school sports until his graduation in 1940.
After entering the army Oct. 21, 1942, he trained at Tyndall Field, Fla., and Sheppard Field, Tex., before going overseas Feb. 15, 1944, as a waist gunner in a bomber squadron.
HE is survived by his parents and two brothers, Russell of Sinking Spring and Coleman, of Dayton, and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Millie Puckett of Sinking Spring.
Columbus Library Digital Collection
by Unholy Slacker; 11 February 2017
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1944 U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files
Name: William R Nace
Rank: Enlisted Man
Admission Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1923
Admission Date: Jun 1944
Discharge Date: Jun 1944
Military Branch: Air Force, General or Unspecified
Diagnosis: First Location: Unknown, code not applicable; Causative Agent: None or Unknown
Type of Injury: Casualty, battle
Injured in Line of Duty: In line of duty
Type of Discharge: Died
Service Number: 15333820
Sinking Spring-Sept. 9-The body of Staff Sgt. William Nace, killed in action in France at the age of 22, has been brought home for burial and will remain in the home of his parents, Frank and Lulu Puckett Nace, at Sinking Spring.
Last rites will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, at Sinking Spring Methodist church, with Rev. Prentiss Spears officiating. Burial will be in Marshall cemetery under the direction of Wylie funeral home. Military honors at the grave will be in charge of the Hillsboro American Legion post.
Staff Sgt. Nace lost his life June 8, 1944 at Grandville, France. HE was born March 6, 1922, attended Sinking Spring school and was active in all school sports until his graduation in 1940.
After entering the army Oct. 21, 1942, he trained at Tyndall Field, Fla., and Sheppard Field, Tex., before going overseas Feb. 15, 1944, as a waist gunner in a bomber squadron.
HE is survived by his parents and two brothers, Russell of Sinking Spring and Coleman, of Dayton, and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Millie Puckett of Sinking Spring.
Columbus Library Digital Collection
by Unholy Slacker; 11 February 2017
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1944 U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files
Name: William R Nace
Rank: Enlisted Man
Admission Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1923
Admission Date: Jun 1944
Discharge Date: Jun 1944
Military Branch: Air Force, General or Unspecified
Diagnosis: First Location: Unknown, code not applicable; Causative Agent: None or Unknown
Type of Injury: Casualty, battle
Injured in Line of Duty: In line of duty
Type of Discharge: Died
Service Number: 15333820
Staff Sgt. William Nace
Sinking Spring-Sept. 9-The body of Staff Sgt. William Nace, killed in action in France at the age of 22, has been brought home for burial and will remain in the home of his parents, Frank and Lulu Puckett Nace, at Sinking Spring.
Last rites will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, at Sinking Spring Methodist church, with Rev. Prentiss Spears officiating. Burial will be in Marshall cemetery under the direction of Wylie funeral home. Military honors at the grave will be in charge of the Hillsboro American Legion post.
Staff Sgt. Nace lost his life June 8, 1944 at Grandville, France. HE was born March 6, 1922, attended Sinking Spring school and was active in all school sports until his graduation in 1940.
After entering the army Oct. 21, 1942, he trained at Tyndall Field, Fla., and Sheppard Field, Tex., before going overseas Feb. 15, 1944, as a waist gunner in a bomber squadron.
HE is survived by his parents and two brothers, Russell of Sinking Spring and Coleman, of Dayton, and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Millie Puckett of Sinking Spring.
Columbus Library Digital Collection
by Unholy Slacker; 11 February 2017
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1944 U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files
Name: William R Nace
Rank: Enlisted Man
Admission Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1923
Admission Date: Jun 1944
Discharge Date: Jun 1944
Military Branch: Air Force, General or Unspecified
Diagnosis: First Location: Unknown, code not applicable; Causative Agent: None or Unknown
Type of Injury: Casualty, battle
Injured in Line of Duty: In line of duty
Type of Discharge: Died
Service Number: 15333820
Sinking Spring-Sept. 9-The body of Staff Sgt. William Nace, killed in action in France at the age of 22, has been brought home for burial and will remain in the home of his parents, Frank and Lulu Puckett Nace, at Sinking Spring.
Last rites will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, at Sinking Spring Methodist church, with Rev. Prentiss Spears officiating. Burial will be in Marshall cemetery under the direction of Wylie funeral home. Military honors at the grave will be in charge of the Hillsboro American Legion post.
Staff Sgt. Nace lost his life June 8, 1944 at Grandville, France. HE was born March 6, 1922, attended Sinking Spring school and was active in all school sports until his graduation in 1940.
After entering the army Oct. 21, 1942, he trained at Tyndall Field, Fla., and Sheppard Field, Tex., before going overseas Feb. 15, 1944, as a waist gunner in a bomber squadron.
HE is survived by his parents and two brothers, Russell of Sinking Spring and Coleman, of Dayton, and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Millie Puckett of Sinking Spring.
Columbus Library Digital Collection
by Unholy Slacker; 11 February 2017
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1944 U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files
Name: William R Nace
Rank: Enlisted Man
Admission Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1923
Admission Date: Jun 1944
Discharge Date: Jun 1944
Military Branch: Air Force, General or Unspecified
Diagnosis: First Location: Unknown, code not applicable; Causative Agent: None or Unknown
Type of Injury: Casualty, battle
Injured in Line of Duty: In line of duty
Type of Discharge: Died
Service Number: 15333820
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