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PRICE, Wiley Gene - Date of
birth
7 March 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Lizemore, Clay County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Bickmore, Clay County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35076397 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
28 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Le Val-De-Guéblange, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 12 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Maggie E. Price (mother)
Oliver L. Price (brother)
Ralph O. Price (brother)
Ruth G. (Keith) Price (wife)
Darrel G. Price (son)
Edna R. Price (daughter)
More information
Pvt Wiley G. Price worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 27 March 1944.He died in a hospital to the effects of an infection of his duondenum.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Solers, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Ruth G. Price, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy / JLB