John William Parker
Military
Rear L-R: 2Lt Abraham 'Abe' Wodinsky, 2Lt John William Parker, 2Lt William D Morgan, 2Lt Frank Santo Destito III
Front L-R: Unk**, S/Sgt Edward C Stemmle, Unk**, S/Sgt Stanley W Lloyd, Unk**, S/Sgt Theron M Hayes
Unk** are; Sgt James R Caperton, Sgt James J Gross, Sgt Ralph E. Wolfe Jr
Object Number - UPL 37122 - "Lt. Morgan and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". 8 June...
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Damaged by flak, causing loss of fuel, leading to ditching in channel on 23-Jul-44 in B-17 42-102960, RTD. 33 x combat missions. ETD.
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-528905
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 July 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cleveland, OH | 27 March 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Cleveland, OH | 7 November 1942 | Cleveland, Ohio |
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Other Ditched RTD |
English Channel | 23 July 1944 | Damaged by flak, causing loss of fuel, leading to ditching in channel on 23-Jul-44 in B-17 42-102960 RTD |
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Died |
Everett, WA | 27 June 2005 | |
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Based Returned (RTD) |
Molesworth | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Tahoma National Cemetery Kent, King County, WA | Tahoma National Cemetery Kent, King County, Washington |
Revisions
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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database