| Unit | 1043rd Radar Evaluation Squadron |
|---|---|
| Rank | Sergeant U.S. Air Force |
| Entered Service From | Centralia Washington |
| Date of Death | March 11 1968 |
| Status | Recovered |
| Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
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Honolulu Memorial |
Sergeant Price was a member of the 1043rd Radar Evaluation Squadron, 7th Air Force. He was placed on temporary duty with Lockheed Aircraft to establish a secret radar site, called Lima Site 85, located on a mountain called Phou Pha Thi near the town of Sam Neua, Laos. He was assisted by 19 other airmen. They spent three months of gathering valuable information. On March 11, 1968, the communists launched an attack on the unarmed site and overran it. Six of the wounded were rescued by a helicopter. His remains were not recovered.
Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of Sergeant David Stanley Price were accounted for in 2024. His name is permanently inscribed on the “Courts of the Missing” at the Honolulu Memorial.
