| Abstract |
Vice Admiral Price, a member of the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1941, discusses his background and education in the coal mining region of Kentucky, experiences at the Academy, prewar duty in the Atlantic aboard the USS WALKE, assignment to the USS O'BRIEN, and service in that ship at the time of its torpedoing and sinking. Other wartime commentary concerns duty in the USS SHUBRICK in the Atlantic, bombing of the ship while involved in the invasion of Italy, convoy duty prior to D Day, and participation in the Normandy Invasion. Post war experiences include service in the USS MISSOURI, Navy Bureau of Ordnance, Escort Division 22, and Naval Gun Factory. Subsequently he attended the National War College, became deputy chief of MAG, commander of a Destroyer division, commander of COM OPTIV, commanding officer of the first nuclear surface ship (USS LONGBEACH), commander of Destroyer Flotilla Squadron Eight, as well as assignments in the Pentagon. |
| General note | Interviewer: Donald R. Lennon. Interview date: February 6, 1988. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Frank H. Price, Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
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| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Frank H. Price, Jr. |
| Biographical note | Frank H. Price, Jr., was born in Van Lear, KY, on June 11, 1919, attended Columbian Preparatory School in Washington D.C. (1936-1937), and then enrolled in the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1937and graduated in the Class of 1941. During World War II, he served aboard the USS WALKE, USS O"BRIEN, and the USS SHUBRICK. Postwar Price served on the USS MISSOURI, worked with developing conventional warheads for Navy guided missiles, was promoted to commander in 1951, and commanded the USS BEALE. He was promoted to captain while working with MAAG (Military Assistance Advisory Group) in Spain (1958), commanded Destroyer Division 362, served on the USS ESSEX as chief of staff and aide to COMCARDIV 18, and was captain of the nuclear-powered cruiser USS LONG BEACH (1963-1966). Price served stateside duty with the Surface Missile System Project, was named rear admiral (1968), had his last sea duty with CRUDESFLOT 8 (1969), served as deputy commander of NAVORDSYSCOM, and then duty at the Pentagon (1970). He was promoted to vice admiral in 1972 and retired in 1975. |
