World War II Honoree

Walter Price

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Salt Lake City, Utah

Honored By

Mrs. Edna Price

Relationship

Wife

1941 CAMP ROBERTS, CALIFORNIA; FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA; FORT RILEY, KANSAS; FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA. 517TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, 96TH DIVISION, TO BOUGAINVILLE, THEN TO THE PHILIPPINES FOR THE INVASION OF LINGAYEN GULF, THEN TO JAPAN. FIRST TROOPS INTO JAPAN. THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY TO JAPAN WHEN THE ATOM BOMBS FELL ON HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI, BRINGING AN END TO THE CONFLICT. SERVED WITH OCCUPATION FORCES IN JAPAN, RETURNED HOME IN 1945. REMAINED IN THE RESERVE FOR 20+ YEARS.