Price, Xenophon Herbert, 1892-
Biographical notes:
Xenophon Herbert Price (1892-1979) graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1914 and was commissioned in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He served with the U.S. Army 11th Engineering Regiment in World War I.
In 1923 Price was commissioned by Herbert Hoover to be the secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission, which also oversaw American battlefield monuments in Europe. From 1941-1944 he was on the U.S. Army General Staff, and witnessed the Normandy invasion in 1944. Price retired from the Army in 1946.
From the description of Papers, 1900-1954. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 28490418
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Subjects:
- Military engineering
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945 Monuments
Occupations:
- Soldiers
Places:
- France--Normandy (as recorded)
- Europe (as recorded)
- France (as recorded)
