Garrett Columbus Parnell Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 492BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 406BS, 801BG, 8AF USAAF. Crash landing at RAF Oulton in B-24H 42-94775 18-Nov-44 Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16089661 / O-696381
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: War Eagle
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron 4th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Lipscomb City, Texas | 23 January 1923 | Son of Garrett C Snr and Ophelia Gertrude [McAfee] Parnell. |
|
Enlisted |
Lubbock, TX, USA | 25 January 1943 | |
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Died |
Oulton, Norwich NR11, UK | 18 November 1944 | Crash landing at RAF Oulton in B-24H 42-94775 18-Nov-44 Killed in Action (KIA). |
|
Buried |
19 November 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | |
| Lipscomb, TX 79056, USA | |||
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Based |
Harrington | Assigned to 492BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
|
Based |
Harrington | Transferred to 406BS, 801BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
507 9th St, Canadian, TX 79014, USA | Re-Interred Edith Ford Memorial Cemeteries Canadian, Hemphill County, TX |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/90462659-garrett-c-parnell-jr
https://www.fold3.com/image/319631239
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65361962
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62586710/ophelia-gertrude-parnell
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62586681/garrett-columbus-parnell
Combat Chronology Supplements p. 542, 242 , http://www.801492.org/MainMenu.htm / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster supplied by Dave Arnett