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Joseph
Thomas
Price
POW (WWII)

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Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Machinist’s Mate Third Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Japan)

    Action Date:

    April 22, 1943 – August 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Machinist’s Mate Third Class Joseph Thomas Price (NSN: 6460556), United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese after his submarine the USS GRENADIER (SS-210) was sunk on 22 April 1943, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military Control in August 1945.