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Casualty Info
Home Town Waynesville, IL
Last Address Waynesville, IL
Casualty Date Aug 24, 1942
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Pacific Ocean
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Buried at Sea, Pacific Ocean
Other Memories Name: William L. Price Age: 23 Born: March 23, 1919 Died: August 24, 1942 Parents: James L. and Grace (Longworth) Price Survivors: His parents, Frances Price, of Bloomington; Frederick Price, who is in the Navy and when heard of last was in the receiving station at Brooklyn, New York; Pollyanna, Barbara, Gene and Jack, at home. Memberships/Affiliations: U.S. Navy - Gunner's Mate, third class, U.S.N. Burial: Lost at Sea Note: U.S. Navy World War II died on the USS Enterprise at sea; awarded the Purple Heart. Memorial stone at Evergreen Cemetery - Waynesville, Illinois (DeWitt County).