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PRICE, Thomas Grant "Little Grant" - Date of
birth
17 September 1921 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Texas -
Hometown
Potter County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38108283 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
401st Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
23 August 1943 - Place of
death
Hospital Münstereifel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 16 | 7 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Elmer E. Price (father)
Janie J. (Riddle) Price (mother)
Annetta J. (Wilson) Price (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29587 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Jolly Roger
Destination: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Mission: Bombardment
MACR:260
More information
A/C 42-29587 was on a mission to Gelsenkirchen on 12 August 1943 when it collided in mid-air with A/C 42-3162. Three men bailed out and were captured. The A/C crash landed with seven men still aboard. Surviving crew member reports indicate that S/Sgt Price had suffered severe head injury by enemy action prior to the crash. He apparently died from a blood clot as a result of his head injury about 2 weeks later.
Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Laura Phillips, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - US Social Security Index, Headstone Inscription and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com - Mayme Lowrance
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michel Beckers / Mayme Lowrance