World War II Honoree

Thurman W. Price, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Eloy, Arizona

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

Rank: Corporal. Inducted into the United States Marine Corps August 6, 1940 and received his Basic Combat Infantry Training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California. Served in the Pacific Theater and experienced combat as a Rifleman assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine ‘The Silent Second’ Division. Participated in the invasion of Guadalcanal (Invasion Dates: August 7, 1942–February 9, 1943) Solomon Islands Campaign, Code Name: Operation Watchtower. Tuesday, November 3, 1942 he was killed in action and buried in a United States Army, Navy and Marine Corps battlefield cemetery on Guadalcanal. After the cessation of hostilities with Japan, his remains were returned to his country and family, with interment in the Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California on April 18, 1949. He is honored at the Guadalcanal American Memorial located on Skyline Drive overlooking the town of Honiara. This Marine was an American Patriot, who so gallantly gave his life for his country.