Roland Gray Parker

Military

Assigned to 352BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Steyr, Austria in B-17 42-31437 24-Feb-44; enemy aircraft, crashed Enns, Austria; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 2636.



Awards: AM (OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

301st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Charles E Abramson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-1283471
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31437

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ellis County, TX 13 October 1915

Enlisted

San Antonio, TX 30 March 1942

Other

Baled out POW

Enns, Austria 24 February 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Steyr, Austria in B-17 42-31437 24-Feb-44; enemy aircraft, crashed Enns, Austria; POW MACR 2636.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 24 February 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft

Other

Discharged USAAF

1 November 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Bellaire, TX 25 November 1984

Buried

Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, TX 30 November 1984 Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery Houston, Harris County, TX

Based

Lucera 24 February 1944 Assigned to 352BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF.

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https://www.fold3.com/record/623072669-roland-parker-1915
https://www.301bg.com/Parker_Roland_P8550_301BG.cfm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156770355/roland-gray-parker