Background
PRICE, George Dorsey was born on August 30, 1892 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States.
PRICE, George Dorsey was born on August 30, 1892 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States.
Public Schools, Charleston, West Virginia. Virginia. Military Institute., Lexington, Virginia., 2% years. United States Naval Academy, 4 years, class of 1916.
Submarine School, War College. Aeronautical School.
United States Ship Delaware, June 1916-1919, (9 mos. with 6 bn. Squad, of British Grand Fleet in the North Sea.). United States Ship R-6 1919-1920.
United States Ship Mayflower. United States Ship Michigan, United States Ship Tacoma 1920-1921. United States Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, 1922.
Bureau Ordnance, Navy Department, 1922. United States Squadron One, Aircraft Squads. Scouting Fleet, 1922-1923.
Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, Aid to Admiral Moffett, 1923-1925. United States Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, 1925-1926. United States Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, 1926.
Commanding Vermont Squadron 5A Aircraft Squads., Asiatic Fleet, (dropped first torpedo from airplane in Asiatic Waters. Did much to pacifv turbulent Moro Tribes in Southern Philippines by transporting an old sick Moro Pirate across the Zulu Sea to hosp. in Zomboango by air) 1926-1929. Plans Division., Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, Washington, District of Columbia, May since 1929.
Commander Ensign, 1916. Lieutenant, 1918; Lieutenant Commander, 1927.
Clubs: Racquet (Washington, District of Columbia), Army, Navy and Marine Corps Country (Washington, District of Columbia), Army and Navy of American, (New York City).
Spouse Elizabeth Rankin Walmsley, November 11, 1922, Annapolis, Maryland.