World War II Honoree

Stanley Price

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Honored By

Barb, Wayne, Steve, Paul, and Chris

Relationship

Children

GUNNER'S MATE. SERVED ABOARD THE USS LST-503, WHICH WAS ASSIGNED TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER. ON JUNE 6, 1944, JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT, THE LST-503 LEFT THE ENGLISH CHANNEL AND HEADED FOR NORMANDY, GOLD BEACH. (GOLD BEACH WAS THE CODE NAME OF ONE OF THE D-DAY LANDING BEACHES THAT ALLIED FORCES USED TO INVADE GERMAN-OCCUPIED FRANCE). ASSISTED IN UNLOADING ENGLISH TROOPS AND EQUIPMENT FROM CARGO SHIPS THAT ARRIVED EARLIER IN THE DAY THAT WERE ANCHORED CLOSER TO GOLD BEACH. BETWEEN JUNE AND AUGUST OF 1944, HE HELPED TO TRANSPORT MEN AND MATERIALS ACROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL TO NORMANDY. FROM SEPTEMBER 1 TO NOVEMBER 1, 1944, THE LST-503 MADE APPROXIMATELY 20 ADDITIONAL CROSSINGS OF THE ENGLISH CHANNEL, TRANSPORTING MEN AND MATERIALS TO THE ALLIES IN NORMANDY.