Roland Fremont Pryce

Roland Fremont ("Monty") Pryce (1906-1984) was a United States naval officer who served as a Naval Advisor to the Secretary of State at the Paris Peace Conference and Council of Foreign Ministers after World War II.

Pryce was born on July 10, 1906 in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in the Class of 1927. Pryce was Commanding Officer of the USS S-38 (1938–40); USS Spearfish (1941-42); and USS Shad (1943).[1] In 1944, he served as Operations Officer, 12th Fleet, for the preparation and execution of the Normandy landings. After World War II, Pryce served as Deputy Naval Advisor to Secretary of State for the Paris Peace Conference.[2] and Naval Advisor for the Nov.-Dec. 1946 Council of Foreign Ministers.[3] He was the representative of the United States[4] on the Four Power Naval Commission,[5] 1947-1949. Pryce later served as Commanding Officer of the USS Adirondack[6] and as Commander of the Service Force, Sixth Fleet. He retired from the Navy in 1957. He was a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal; CBE (Britain); the Croix de Guerre (France) and the Royal Order of the Phoenix (Greece).[7] He was the father of Ambassador William Thornton Pryce.

References

  1. ↑ "Submarine Commanders by USNA Class Year 1926 - 1930". www.fleetorganization.com. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  2. ↑ "Delegation List" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Document 293 - Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946, Council of Foreign Ministers, Volume II - Historical Documents - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  4. ↑ "Document 609 - Foreign Relations of the United States, 1948. Western Europe: Volume III - Historical Documents - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  5. ↑ "Protocol on the Establishment of a Four Power Naval Commission, 10 February 1947" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "Amphibious Force Command Ship Photo Index AGC-15 Adirondack". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  7. ↑ Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 72 Part 2.djvu/206.


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