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PRICE, Clifford William - Date of
birth
23 August 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Manchester, Kingsbury County, South Dakota -
Hometown
Contra Costa County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39697250 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 December 1944 - Place of
death
Weiler, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 7 | 28 |
Immediate family
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Members
Warren B. Price (father)
Tean M. (Aust) Price (mother)
Leonard W. Price (brother)
Ethel G. (McBride) Price (wife)
More information
Pfc Clifford W. Price was born on a farm in Manchester, South Dakota. In the 1920's the family moved to Madison South Dakota where he graduated from high school and attended college for 2 years.He married Ethel Grace McBride in 1936. They moved to California where he worked as a carpenter.
He enlisted in Fresno, California on 1 April 1943 and was shipped overseas on 1 September 1944.
He was reported Missing in Action on 16 December, and the US Army officially gave his date of death as 20 December 1944. On 16 December, his unit was holding positions in Weiler, Luxembourg.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Barbara Eklund, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / family tree, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - nepper, Barbara Eklund, www.ancestry.com - family tree