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PRICE, Willie Brown - Date of
birth
2 September 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Centrahoma, Coal County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Sayre, Beckham County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38275263 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
3rd Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 32 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
John B. Price (father)
Rachel (Morris) Price (mother)
Patricia A. Price (sister)
Jack D. Price (brother)
More information
T/5 Willie B. Price attended high school for four years and was employed at the Silver Grill Cafe before he enlisted in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 14 November 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.10tharmored.com
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