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PRICE, Ward Curtis - Date of
birth
27 July 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Greene County, Illinois -
Hometown
White Hall, Green County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36671117 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Turret Gunner -
Unit
751st Bombardment Squadron,
457th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Koblenz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 22 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Curtis Price (father)
Loy B. J. (Kirgan) Price (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31505 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Miss Cue
Destination: Böhlen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil refinery
MACR: 11151
More information
Sgt Ward C. Price was employed at R. F. Barnett.Aircraft was hit by flak after it dropped his bombs. It dived down with number three engine smoking.
Sgt Price's parachute failed to open.
He is remembered at the White Hall Cemetery in White Hall, Greene County, Illinois.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Coy Family Tree, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – Eric Ackerman / Coleman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – LuxAmCem / Shirley