Oral history interview with John Denny Pace, 2005 July

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Identifier: MSS 9148 File 53

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Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with John Denny Pace, dated September 28, 2005. Includes transcript and accompanying index.

Dates

Creation: 2005 July

Creator

Pace, John Denny, 1920-2013 (interviewee, Person)
Norton, Don E. (1934-) (interviewer, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical History

John Denny Pace was born in 1920 in Burley, Idaho. After high school, he tried to find work in California, but was unable to because of the Great Depression. He went back to Idaho and attended college before getting drafted into the military right before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He joined the Army Air Corps and flew over 50 missions over Sicily and Italy. During the Korean War, he trained pilots in combat, and was called back again during the Vietnam War to haul cargo. He was awarded 16 air medals for his work over his 30 year military career. He passed away in 2013.