Obituaries
Colonel William Price to be Buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Col. Price served as Executive Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans, Policies, and Operations until his retirement from active service in July, 1983.
Retired Colonel William G. Price, USMC passed away April 8, in Cumming, according to the Northside Chapel Funeral Directors and Crematory obituary.
Price - known to friends as Will - was born March 7, 1933 in Cullman, AL. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1953 while attending the University of Alabama. Following boot camp at Parris Island, SC, he joined 2nd Recon Company at Camp Lejeune, NC.
Price was commissioned a Second Lieutenant and designated a Naval Aviator in 1956. Following duty as a Flight Instructor at Pensacola, he was assigned to Marine All Weather Fighter Squadron 314 in the US and Atsugi, Japan flying the F4D-1 Skyray. He transitioned to helicopters, flying UH-34s with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 at Marble Mountain, Republic of Vietnam. In 1967 Price was reassigned to the American Embassy, Ankara, Turkey as the Assistant Naval Attache and the Assistant Naval Attache for Air.
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In 1970 he transitioned to the CH-46 helicopter and joined Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 164 first as Operations Officer and then Executive Officer on Okinawa and aboard the USS New Orleans with the Special Landing Force for his second Vietnam tour. He joined Marine Air Control Group 28 at MCAS Cherry Point, NC in 1971 as Group Operations Officer and then as Commanding Officer, Marine Air Support Squadron 1. Price transitioned to the AV8A Harrier and in June 1974 was assigned as Commanding Officer of Marine Attack Squadron 542.
Price served as Executive Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans, Policies, and Operations until his retirement from active service in July, 1983.
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He is survived by his wife, Patricia Hickman Price of Cumming; son Richard (Rocky) and wife Pat, and grandchildren Lauren and Richard Jr., all of Roswell.
Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation: 3800 Fettler Park Drive, Dumfries, VA 22025; or the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund: 825 College Blvd, Suite 102, PMB 609, Oceanside, CA 92057.
