Name:
James Christopher Price
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Private First Class
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United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1983-10-23
State:
Alabama
Cemetery:
Rainbow Memorial Park, Rainbow City, Alabama
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James Christopher Price was born on December 8, 1962 in Attalla, Etowah County, Alabama. He was the son of John Robert Price and Betty Lou Basson Price. James served in the United States Marine Corps as a Private First Class. He was killed in the terrorist bombing of the United States Marine barracks. In the early morning hours of 23 Oct. 1983, a truck loaded with explosives crashed through the security perimeter of the USMC Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. In the explosion that followed, 241 US Military personnel were killed and 80 serious wounded. He is now buried in the Rainbow Memorial Park, Rainbow City, Etowah County, Alabama, USA.