Abraham Price

Rank: Ordinary Seaman, United States Merchant Marine

Ship: SS John A. Poor

Entered service from: New Jersey

Died: March 19, 1944

Abraham Price sailed as an Ordinary Seaman aboard the Liberty Ship SS John A. Poor, out of Portland, ME. This ship was damaged by a mine or torpedo on July 28, 1943; at that time there was no loss of life.

On March 19, 1944 the John A. Poor was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-510, captained by Oberleutnant zur See Alfred Eick, at 13-58 N x 70-30 W in the Caribbean. The John A. Poor lost all 25 of its crew and 9 of the armed guard.

Abraham Price was survived by his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Max Price, who then resided at 1255 Kaighn Avenue; brothers Victor, Aaron, and Private First Class Samuel Price, who was with the Army Air Force in England; and two sisters, Anna and Mala. Abraham Price had joined the Merchant Marine in November of 1942, and had been home on furlough in November of 1943. He was 22 years old when the John A. Poor went down.