Charles F. B. Price, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles F. B. Price

American Marine Corps general

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1881

Place of Birth: Hamburg, Germany

Date of Death: 23-Jan-1954

Profession: military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Charles Frederick Berthold Price (September 18, 1881 – January 23, 1954) was a Lieutenant General of the United States Marine Corps, who saw service during Cuban Pacification, Spanish–American War, World War I and World War II. Retired Marine Lieutenant General Charles F.B.
Price, who was awarded the Legion of Merit by Admiral Chester W.
Nimitz, in recognition of his "outstanding work in successfully coordinating and supervising the defense of the Samoan Islands," died in 1954 at the age of 72 in the Naval Hospital in San Diego. "The expeditious manner in which he carried out his assignment was a material contribution toward the success of the South and later Central Pacific offensives."