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Those Who Died That Others Might Be Free

Purple Heart

Bob Price

Date and Place of Birth: June 13, 1919 Portland, Oregon
Date and Place of Death: January 1945 Pacific Ocean
Baseball Experience: Minor League
Position: Outfield
Rank: Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class
Military Unit: US Navy
Area Served: Pacific Theater of Operations

Bob Price

Henry Robert "Bob" price was born in Portland, Oregon on June 13, 1919. He signed with the Tucson Cowboys of the Class D Arizona-Texas League in 1938 and batted .291 with 74 RBIs in 130 games.

In 1939 he had an outstanding year with the Salt Lake City Bees of the Class C Pioneer League, batting .346 with 38 doubles and 10 home runs in 106 games. Staying in the same league, he played for the Ogden Reds and Boise Pilots in 1940 but batted a dissapointing .211. He began the 1941 campaign with the Boise club before joining the Salina Millers of the Western Association. Price failed to hit in that league and moved to the Clarksdale Tigers of the Cotton States League where he batted .263 in 55 games.

Price was in military service the following year and served with the Navy in the Pacific. He was lost at sea in January 1945. His body was never recovered.

Thanks to Gary Fink for supplying much of this information.

Added May 23, 2008. Updated September 16, 2008.

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