Seaman 2c Died Monday March 26-1945
ID 09710043
Awards-Purple Heart
Lost at Sea
Son of Robert Alexander Price 1857-1921 and Emma Katherine
(Byrn)Price 1887-1967;
married Valley Ermon Norris 12-23-1928
John Robert Price died at sea,WW11,USS Halligan DD584.
children:
Willene
Katherine
Larry
Roger
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He was born Jan. 3, 1910 in Chipman which was in Bethpage, Sumner Co. TN. and died Mar. 26, 1945 at sea, WWII, when the USS Halligan struck a mine. His body was never recovered so he was buried at sea with honors and recieved the purple heart among other awards for his bravery and giving his life for the country. ---Missing in Action or Buried at Sea, Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii
----The Halligan, veteran of many important operations in the Pacific, lost one-half her crew of 300 in the disaster and only 2 of her 21 officers survived. The abandoned destroyer drifted aground on a small island west of Okinawa the next day. Her name was struck from the Navy List 28 April 1945.
----Halligan received six battle stars for World War II service.
Added by: K K: My daughter
2/28/2005
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Destroyer Archive
www.navsource.org/archives/05/584.htm
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Casualty Search
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Forenames: John R
Surname: Price
Age: n/k
Rank: S2c
Navy: USN
Official No.: 9710043
Ship Name: Halligan DD584
Lost: 26th March 1945
How Lost: Buried at Sea...Off Okinawa, 26°10'N, 127°30'E
Resting: Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
County/Country: Hawaii
ID 09710043
Awards-Purple Heart
Lost at Sea
Son of Robert Alexander Price 1857-1921 and Emma Katherine
(Byrn)Price 1887-1967;
married Valley Ermon Norris 12-23-1928
John Robert Price died at sea,WW11,USS Halligan DD584.
children:
Willene
Katherine
Larry
Roger
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He was born Jan. 3, 1910 in Chipman which was in Bethpage, Sumner Co. TN. and died Mar. 26, 1945 at sea, WWII, when the USS Halligan struck a mine. His body was never recovered so he was buried at sea with honors and recieved the purple heart among other awards for his bravery and giving his life for the country. ---Missing in Action or Buried at Sea, Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii
----The Halligan, veteran of many important operations in the Pacific, lost one-half her crew of 300 in the disaster and only 2 of her 21 officers survived. The abandoned destroyer drifted aground on a small island west of Okinawa the next day. Her name was struck from the Navy List 28 April 1945.
----Halligan received six battle stars for World War II service.
Added by: K K: My daughter
2/28/2005
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Destroyer Archive
www.navsource.org/archives/05/584.htm
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Casualty Search
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Forenames: John R
Surname: Price
Age: n/k
Rank: S2c
Navy: USN
Official No.: 9710043
Ship Name: Halligan DD584
Lost: 26th March 1945
How Lost: Buried at Sea...Off Okinawa, 26°10'N, 127°30'E
Resting: Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
County/Country: Hawaii
Seaman 2c Died Monday March 26-1945
ID 09710043
Awards-Purple Heart
Lost at Sea
Son of Robert Alexander Price 1857-1921 and Emma Katherine
(Byrn)Price 1887-1967;
married Valley Ermon Norris 12-23-1928
John Robert Price died at sea,WW11,USS Halligan DD584.
children:
Willene
Katherine
Larry
Roger
-----------------------------------------------------------
He was born Jan. 3, 1910 in Chipman which was in Bethpage, Sumner Co. TN. and died Mar. 26, 1945 at sea, WWII, when the USS Halligan struck a mine. His body was never recovered so he was buried at sea with honors and recieved the purple heart among other awards for his bravery and giving his life for the country. ---Missing in Action or Buried at Sea, Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii
----The Halligan, veteran of many important operations in the Pacific, lost one-half her crew of 300 in the disaster and only 2 of her 21 officers survived. The abandoned destroyer drifted aground on a small island west of Okinawa the next day. Her name was struck from the Navy List 28 April 1945.
----Halligan received six battle stars for World War II service.
Added by: K K: My daughter
2/28/2005
S2
Destroyer Archive
www.navsource.org/archives/05/584.htm
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Casualty Search
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Forenames: John R
Surname: Price
Age: n/k
Rank: S2c
Navy: USN
Official No.: 9710043
Ship Name: Halligan DD584
Lost: 26th March 1945
How Lost: Buried at Sea...Off Okinawa, 26°10'N, 127°30'E
Resting: Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
County/Country: Hawaii
ID 09710043
Awards-Purple Heart
Lost at Sea
Son of Robert Alexander Price 1857-1921 and Emma Katherine
(Byrn)Price 1887-1967;
married Valley Ermon Norris 12-23-1928
John Robert Price died at sea,WW11,USS Halligan DD584.
children:
Willene
Katherine
Larry
Roger
-----------------------------------------------------------
He was born Jan. 3, 1910 in Chipman which was in Bethpage, Sumner Co. TN. and died Mar. 26, 1945 at sea, WWII, when the USS Halligan struck a mine. His body was never recovered so he was buried at sea with honors and recieved the purple heart among other awards for his bravery and giving his life for the country. ---Missing in Action or Buried at Sea, Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii
----The Halligan, veteran of many important operations in the Pacific, lost one-half her crew of 300 in the disaster and only 2 of her 21 officers survived. The abandoned destroyer drifted aground on a small island west of Okinawa the next day. Her name was struck from the Navy List 28 April 1945.
----Halligan received six battle stars for World War II service.
Added by: K K: My daughter
2/28/2005
S2
Destroyer Archive
www.navsource.org/archives/05/584.htm
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Casualty Search
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Forenames: John R
Surname: Price
Age: n/k
Rank: S2c
Navy: USN
Official No.: 9710043
Ship Name: Halligan DD584
Lost: 26th March 1945
How Lost: Buried at Sea...Off Okinawa, 26°10'N, 127°30'E
Resting: Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
County/Country: Hawaii
