Douglas S Parker
Military
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UPL 16959
Crew #688
John E. Bishop Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
B-24J-1-FO #42-95578 331st BG
Photo taken at Casper AAF, WY in November 1944
Standing Left to Right: Kenneth Watson (NG), James E. Duncan (R/O), Armando Ruggieri (WG/BTG), Smith M. Lay (WG), Donald Goede (FE/TT), George T. Mullen (TG)
Kneeling left to Right: John E. Bishop (P), Erwin L. Carvin (CP), Donald E. Hall (N), Douglas S. Parker (B)
This crew flew their first mission on 3 March 1945 and completed 15 combat missions before hostilities ended.
466th Bomb Group collection
John E. Bishop Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
B-24J-1-FO #42-95578 331st BG
Photo taken at Casper AAF, WY in November 1944
Standing Left to Right: Kenneth Watson (NG), James E. Duncan (R/O), Armando Ruggieri (WG/BTG), Smith M. Lay (WG), Donald Goede (FE/TT), George T. Mullen (TG)
Kneeling left to Right: John E. Bishop (P), Erwin L. Carvin (CP), Donald E. Hall (N), Douglas S. Parker (B)
This crew flew their first mission on 3 March 1945 and completed 15 combat missions before hostilities ended.
466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
Left the crew after the 2nd mission as by this late in the war only lead crews had bombardiers. It appears he left the 466th BG as well.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1573048
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE DIARY by Wassom & Brassfield, page 349