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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Walter Norman Price

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Birmingham, Alabama

Honored By

Son

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

JOINED THE MARINE CORPS IN 1940. TRAINED NEW ENLISTEES IN HAWAII FOR AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS. THEN FOUGHT ON IWO JIMA, OKINAWA AND OCCUPIED NAGASAKI 2 WEEKS AFTER BOMB WAS DROPPED. HE WAS YOUNGEST 1ST SERGEANT IN THE MARINE CORPS IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS.