World War II Honoree

Glynn Thomas Price

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Ohio

Honored By

Laurence Ward Price

Relationship

Brother

GLYNN THOMAS PRICE JOINED THE U.S. NAVY IN THE FALL OF 1942 WHILE UNDER THE NAVY V-12 PROGRAM. IN THE FALL OF 1943 HE WAS COMMISSIONED AS AN ENSIGN FROM THE MIDSHIPMAN’S TRAINING SCHOOL IN NEW YORK. IN 1944 HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE DESTROYER ESCORT, USS DUGILHO AS SKIPPER AND RADAR OFFICER FOR ATLANTIC SEA DUTY. LATER HIS SHIP WAS RE-ASSIGNED TO THE PACIFIC WAR ZONE PATROLING AROUND BORNEO, PHILIPPINES, OKINAWA, HONGKONG AND SHANHAI. THE USS DUGILHO WAS THE FIRST U.S. VESSEL TO REACH THE SITE OF THE SUNKEN CRUISER, USS INDIANAPOLIS. UPON RETURNING TO THE US, GLYNN WAS DISCHARGED AS LIEUTENANT (JG).