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USS General Price
General Price may refer to: * Cedric Rhys Price (1905–1987), British Army major general * Charles F. B. Price (1881–1954), U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general *Charles Basil Price (1889–1975), Canadian Army major general * Denis Price (1908–1966), British Army major general * John Price (British Army officer) (died 1747), British Army major general * Lee Price (1970s–2010s), U.S. Army major general * Sterling Price (1809–1867), Confederate States Army major general * Thomas Lawson Price (1809–1870), Missouri Militia brevet major general *William G. Price Jr. (1869–1960), Pennsylvania National Guard major general See also *Henry ap Rhys Pryce General Sir Henry Edward ap Rhys Pryce, KCB, CMG, DSO (30 November 1874 – 21 June 1950) was a Welsh officer in the Indian Army who served Master-General of the Ordnance in British India. Early life and education Pryce was born in Cuttack, ... (1874–1950), British Indian Army general * Attorney General Price (disambi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedric Rhys Price
Major-General Cedric Rhys Price CB, CBE (1905–1987) was a British Army officer who served as Director of Military Intelligence. Military career Educated at Selborne College in South Africa and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Rhys Price was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1925. He served in the Second World War as an officer in the 56th (London) Division and then as assistant military secretary in the War Office. After the War he became Chief of Staff to the Chairman of the British Joint Services Mission in Washington, D.C. in 1952, Brigadier on the General Staff at Eastern Command in February 1955 and Director of Military Intelligence in June 1956 before retiring in August 1959. After leaving the Army he joined the staff of the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1945 Birthday Honours and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1951 New Year Honours The 1951 New Years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles F
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Basil Price
Major-General Charles Basil Price ("C.B." or "Basil"; 12 December 1889 − 15 February 1975) was a Canadian Army officer who served in both of the world wars. He joined the Victoria Rifles of Canada in 1905 and received an officer's commission in 1914. Soon after, he responded to the outbreak of World War I by resigning his commission to join the Royal Montreal Regiment as a company sergeant-major. He became a commissioned officer again through a series of promotions. The Great War and after As a major in the Royal Montreal Regiment, he received the Distinguished Service Order and the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He married Marjorie Trenholme (3 November 1891 – 1 September 1979) on 23 August 1915. The couple raised six children: Marjorie (1918–1988), Lyall (1920–1942), Helen (1922–2014), Ann (1928–1997), Isabel (1930–1997), and John (1930–1993). He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and took command of the Royal Montreal Regiment until his retirement on 31 December 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Price
Major-General, The Reverend Denis Price CB, CBE (28 October 1908 – 19 March 1966) was the principal military architect in charge of Combined Operations for Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia. After serving in WWII under the Supreme Allied Commander for South East Asia, Price became Head of the BSSO British Services Security Organisation, MI5's regional office for Germany.Nigel West, the A-Z of British Intelligence, Scarecrow Press, pp.69-70. He later served as Chief of Staff, British Defence Staff in Washington from 1959 to 1962. Prior to his death, he was ordained into the Presbyterian Church in the United States. Recent publication of classified documents held by the British Government indicate that Price and Louis Mountbatten maintained a close working relationship, partnering for decades to build a series of international intelligence networks for the British Government. Early life Denis Walter Price was born in Kandy in Ceylon an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Price (British Army Officer)
Major-General John Price (died November 1747) was an officer of the British Army. Biography He was the younger son of John Price of Tiptree in Essex, by his wife Judith (née Reynolds). His elder brother Robert was a serjeant-at-law and recorder of Colchester.Thomas Wright, ''The History and Topography of the County of Essex'', volume I (London, 1836p. 252 Price joined the Army as an ensign in a regiment of Foot in 1706, and on 15 October 1723 was promoted to captain in the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards, ranking as a lieutenant-colonel. On 13 January 1741 he was made colonel of the newly raised 57th Regiment of Foot, later the 46th,Richard Cannon, ''Historical Record of the Forty-Sixth, or the South Devonshire Regiment of Foot'' (London, 1851p. 67 and on 22 June 1743 he transferred to the colonelcy of the 14th Regiment of Foot.Richard Cannon, ''Historical Record of the Fourteenth, or the Buckinghamshire Regiment of Foot'' (London, 1845p. 95 Price was promoted to brigadier-general o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Price
N. Lee S. Price is a retired United States Army officer who last served as the Program Executive Officer for the United States Army's Program Executive Office, Command Control Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T), headquartered at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Price became the first female Program Executive Officer for the army in November 2009 when she became the PEO for C3T. Within one year of Price's tenure, PEO C3T was awarded the David Packard award, the Department of Defense acquisition community's highest award. In July 2008, Price became the first woman in the Army Acquisition Corps to be promoted to the rank of brigadier general. She also was the first woman selected for general officer rank while serving in a special operations unit. Price was nominated by President Barack Obama to the grade of major general on July 27, 2011. The Senate confirmed this nomination on November 10, 2011. Price retired from military service in March 2014. Early life and education Price attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sterling Price
Major-General Sterling "Old Pap" Price (September 14, 1809 – September 29, 1867) was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry in the Western and Trans-Mississippi theaters of the American Civil War. Prior to that, he served as the 11th governor of Missouri from 1853 to 1857. Major-General Sterling Price (September 14, 1809 – September 29, 1867) was a United States General and senior officer of the Confederate States Army who fought in both the Western and Trans-Mississippi theaters of the American Civil War. He rose to prominence during the Mexican–American War and served as governor of Missouri from 1853 to 1857. He is remembered today for his service in Arkansas (1862–1865) and for his defeat at the Battle of Westport on October 23, 1864. Early life and entrance into politics Virginia Sterling Price was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, near Farmville, to a family of planters of Welsh origin. His parents, Pugh and Elizabe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Lawson Price
Thomas Lawson Price (January 19, 1809 – July 15, 1870) was a United States Representative from Missouri. Biography Born near Danville, Virginia, Price attended public schools. He moved to Missouri in 1831 and settled in Jefferson City. He conducted stage lines and engaged in manufacturing and mercantile pursuits. He was the first mayor of Jefferson City, serving 1839–1842. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the State senate in 1845. He was commissioned brevet major general of the Sixth Division of Missouri Militia in 1847. Price was elected the eighth Lieutenant Governor in 1848 and served from November 20, 1848 until January 3, 1853 under Governor Austin Augustus King. He served as a member of the State house of representatives 1860–1862. He was one of the incorporators of the Capital City Bank and president of the Jefferson Land Co., and actively engaged in the promotion of various railway lines. He became a Brigadier general of Volunteers in 1861 and 1862. Price was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William G
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Ap Rhys Pryce
General Sir Henry Edward ap Rhys Pryce, KCB, CMG, DSO (30 November 1874 – 21 June 1950) was a Welsh officer in the Indian Army who served Master-General of the Ordnance in British India. Early life and education Pryce was born in Cuttack, British India, the son of Lt.-Col. Douglas Davidson Pryce and Georgie Hunter Carter. His younger brother was soldier of fortune Carol Ap Rhys Pryce. He was educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond, and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Military career Pryce began his military career on the unattached list in 1895. He served his first year in India with the 1st Battalion, the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, followed by a posting to the 18th Infantry, the 10th/9th Jats, and the Supply and Transport Corps. As a master of transport, he commanded a mule corps in the British expedition to Tibet, 1903–04. He later authored ''Transport Training Notes'', which served for many years as a valuable handbook to the corps. He then graduated fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
