World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Joseph M. Price, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Forest City, North Carolina
Honored By
John Meurs
SERIAL: 34037612. ENGINEER WITH THE 398TH BOMB GROUP, 601ST BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 8TH ARMY AIR FORCE, BASED IN ENGLAND. HIS B-17 (UGLY DUCKLING, SERIAL # 42-102565), CRASHED IN THE IJSSEL LAKE, FORMER ZUIDER ZEE, NETHERLANDS ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944 AFTER A MISSION TO THE SYNTHETIC FUEL PLANT IN MISBURG, GERMANY. BOMBER WAS HIT BY FLAK OVER ZWOLLE, NETHERLANDS. WHOLE CREW BAILED OUT SAFELY BUT PERISHED IN THE ICE COLD WATER OF THE LAKE. ON MARCH 11,1945, HIS BODY WAS RECOVERED FROM THE LAKE. HE WAS INITIALLY BURIED IN THE MUNICIPAL CEMETERY OF HARDERWIJK, HOLLAND AND LATER RE-INTERRED IN THE AMERICAN MILITARY CEMETERY OF NEUVILLE-EN-CONDROZ IN BELGIUM.