Background
Prince was born in Seattle, Washington and grew up in the Madrona neighborhood.
Prince was born in Seattle, Washington and grew up in the Madrona neighborhood.
He graduated from Garfield High School and Stanford University, studying history and economics.
In 1945 he was chosen personally by Lieutenant Colonel Henry Mucci to plan the rescue at the Cabanatuan Prisoner Of War camp in the Philippines. Prince was mainly involved with the planning of the raid.
He had to hastily create a plan using a low level of intelligence of the area.
Prince built his plan around his two best weapons. Surprise and confusion.
One of his primary concerns was the flatness of the countryside, since the Rangers would have to crawl across an open field without being seen by the guards. At the suggestion of Juan Pajota, a Filipino guerrilla, Mucci arranged for the United States Army Air Forces (United States Army Air Force) to have a P-61 Black Widow night fighter buzz the camp while the men made their way across the field
Prince was personally responsible for the rescue of approximately 500+ Bataan Death March survivors through his rescue plan and direct actions.
The principles of this plan are still taught today at the United States Military Academy, the greatest successful military rescue to date.
Prince received the nation"s second-highest award for valor, the Distinguished Service Cross, for his involvement in the raid. In the late 1990s, he was added to the Army Ranger Hall of Fame. The was depicted in the 1945 film Back to Bataan and the 2005 film The Great Raid that featured actor James Franco playing Prince.
