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PRICE, Thomas Watson - Date of
birth
18 November 1921 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Piedmont, Calhoun County, Alabama -
Hometown
Piedmont, Calhoun County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34813572 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
850th Bombardment Squadron,
490th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bruchsal, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 16 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
James W. Price (father)
Zora A. (Bowen) Price (mother)
Mary A. Price (sister)
Florence L. Price (sister)
Lula M. Price (sister)
Novie G. Price (sister)
Avanolia Price (sister)
Jessie G. Price (sister)
James C. Price (brother)
Edward H. Price (brother)
Hubert E. Price (brother)
Hoyt C. Price (brother)
Blanche A. (Woods) Price (wife)
Mary J. Price (daughter)
Margaret L. Price (daughter)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-39297 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Neurenberg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yards
MACR: 13741
More information
S/Sgt Thomas W. Price was employed at the Standard Co Cotton Mill before he enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 4 August 1943. He was sent overseas in January 1945.The bomber sustained heavy damage from enemy fire. It ultimately made a hard belly landing in the vicinity of Bruchsal, Germany.
Sgt William N. Herwig:
Believed to have been trapped in the radio compartment.
He is remembered at the Goshen Valley Cemetery in Cherokee County, Alabama.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Lecza Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Coleman / Cindy Womble Billman, www.newspapers.com – The Anniston Star - 1 July 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – LuxAmCem / Paa Hbs, www.ancestry.com – brhinehart, www.newspapers.com – The Anniston Star - 1 July 1945