William E Price
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) 6 June 1944
Sergeant William E. Price was born February 25, 1922. His next of kin were his parents, Alvin and Marie Price. He was from Greggton, Texas.
On June 6, 1944, he was a Gunner aboard “Misery Agent,” B-24 41-28838 of the 34th Bomb Group, 7th Bomb Squadron, when it ran out of fuel and crashed at Corfe Castle.
He is buried in the Sam Houston National Cemetery in Houston, Texas.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Misery Agent / Tommy Thumper
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 486th Bomb Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Greggton, Longview, TX 75604, USA | 25 February 1922 | Sergeant William E. Price was born February 25, 1922. His next of kin were his parents, Alvin and Marie Price. He was from Greggton, Texas. |
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Died |
6 June 1944 | On June 6, 1944, he was a Gunner aboard “Misery Agent,” B-24 41-28838 of the 34th Bomb Group, 7th Bomb Squadron, when it ran out of fuel and crashed at Corfe Castle. | |
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Buried |
Houston, TX, USA | He is buried in the Sam Houston National Cemetery in Houston, Texas. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / H. Province