World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Dyson Price
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Effingham, Illinois
Honored By
Niece
ENTERED OCTOBER 1942. RECEIVED TRAINING AT CAMP BOWIE, TEXAS. SERVED 1 YEAR IN MEDICAL DETACHMENT BEFORE TRANSFERRING TO COMPANY A, 74TH TANK BATTALION. SERVED APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS OVERSEAS. TOOK PART IN THE INVASION OF FRANCE JUNE 1944 AS ASSISTANT TANK GUNNER. PRESENTED WITH BRONZE STAR MEDAL AND PERSONALLY DECORATED AND CONGRATULATED BY COMMANDING GENERAL OF 1ST ARMY JULY 28, 1944. KILLED IN ACTION IN BORHEIM, GERMANY MARCH 7, 1945. HAD MANEUVERED TANK ACROSS DANGEROUS TERRAIN TO EXPOSED SPOT TO ACCURATELY DIRECT FIRE UPON ENEMY. HEROIC ACTION ENABLED HIS COMRADES TO PROGRESS BUT RESULTED IN HIS DEATH. WIFE, CATHERINE, WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED OAK LEAF CLUSTER AS AN ADDITION TO PREVIOUSLY AWARDED BRONZE STAR.