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Price took command of 2
Marine Division immediately following the Pearl Harbor attack. He
subsequently took command of Marine
defenses in Samoa and the occupation
of the Ellice Islands.
| 1881-9-18 |
Born in Hamburg, Germany to American parents |
|
| 1902 |
Graduates from Pennsylvania
Military College with a degree in civil engineering. Joins Pennsylvania National Guard. |
|
| 1906-2 |
Second
lieutenant |
Commissioned into the Marine
Corps and ordered to the School of Application |
| 1906-9 |
Army of Pacification, Cuba |
|
| 1908-10 |
First lieutenant |
|
| 1909-1 |
Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. |
|
| 1909 |
Nicaragua Expedition |
|
| 1910 |
Panama Canal |
|
| 1910-4 |
Rifle Range, Winthrop, Maryland |
|
| 1914 |
Vera Cruz Expedition |
|
| 1916-9-25 |
Captain |
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| 1916-11 |
Commander, Marine Detachment, BB
Arkansas |
|
| 1917-5 |
Major |
15 Separate Battalion, France |
| 1922-6 |
Graduates from Field Officers'
Course |
|
| 1922 |
Command and General Staff School |
|
| 1923 |
Instructor, Department of
Tactics, Marine Corps Schools |
|
| 1925 |
Intelligence officer, Marine
Detachment, Americal Legation, Peking |
|
| 1928-7 |
2 Marine Brigade, Nicarauga |
|
| 1931-10 |
Lieutenant colonel |
Commanding officer, Rifle Range,
Quantico |
| 1935-4-25 |
4
Marine Regiment, Shanghai |
|
| 1940-8-1 |
Brigadier general |
Naval Examing Board, Marine
Corps Headquarters |
| 1941-2-15 |
Commander, Department of the
Pacific, San Francisco |
|
| 1941-11-1 |
Commander, 2 Marine Division | |
| 1942-2-1
|
Major
general |
|
| 1942-4-29 |
Commander, Defense
Force, Samoan
Group |
|
| 1944-5 |
Commander, San Diego Area |
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| 1945-10-1 |
Retires |
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| 1948-10-25
|
Lieutenant general (retired
list) |
|
| 1954 |
Dies at San Diego Naval Hospital |
United
States Marine Corps History Division (accessed 2008-9-27)
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