World War II Honoree

Roy J. Price

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

McKeesport, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Kara Marciniec

Relationship

Granddaughter

ENLISTED JANUARY 5, 1942, PENNSYLVANIA, DISCHARGED OCTOBER 1, 1945, LOWRY FIELD, COLORADO. PATROLLED PANAMA CANAL WITH 6TH AIR FORCE IN B-17 AND B-24 AIRCRAFT. MARCH 19, 1943, TO THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER OF OPERATIONS. TAIL-GUNNER IN B-29 WITH THE 771ST SQUADRON (VERY HEAVY), 462ND BOMB GROUP, 20TH AIR FORCE. JULY 29, 1943, 4TH MISSION IN CHINA-BURMA-INDIA, DIVERTED TO RUSSIA. INTERNED UNTIL END OF FEBRUARY 1945. RETURNED TO U.S. ON MARCH 6, 1945. OVER 1000 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME, RIBBONS FROM THE AMERICAN THEATER, 3 BRONZE STARS FROM THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER.