Doyle Price
MilitaryAssigned to 514FS, 406FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) armed recon mission to Trier, Germany. Having lagged behind formation, once they tangled with enemy fighters he went missing, assumed shot down. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11416.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME, Korean and UN medal.
Post war: Remained in USAF till 1964 serving in Korean war and rising to Lt Colonel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 406th Fighter Group 514th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Ashford
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 5 March 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA | 2 August 1941 | Camp San Luis Obispo, California |
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Other Shot down |
Trier, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) armed recon mission to Trier, Germany. Having lagged behind formation, once they tangled with enemy fighters he went missing, assumed shot down. POW. MACR 11416. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
31 May 1964 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Escambia County, FL, USA | 28 April 1984 | |
| California, USA | |||
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Buried |
Barrancas National Cemetery Pensacola Escambia County FL | Barrancas National Cemetery Pensacola Escambia County Florida, USA | |
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Based |
Ashford | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 514FS, 406FG, 9AF USAAF. |