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Price Edward W.

Name:
Edward W. Price
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-756814
Unit:
425th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
0000-00-00
State:
Oklahoma
Cemetery:
Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Comments:

Edward W. Price was born on November 19, 1919. He resided in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma prior to the war. Edward served as a First Lieutenant and Co-Pilot on B-24J #44-40826, 425th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

B-24J #44-40826 took off, with a crew of 11, from Kunming, China on a sea sweep mission over the China Sea and the Formosa Straits. After takeoff they were not heard from nor seen again and are believed to have crashed at sea on December 18, 1944. Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until December 19, 1945, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom. His name is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines. He also has a cenotaph located in Pawhuska City Cemetery, Pawhuska, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA.

1Lt Price He was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is also commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov