Earl C Parenteau
Military30 missions-lead crew-bombs on target 10 consecutive missions. Ran into thunderstorm in South Atlantic-B-24 tossed violently, but skill of Pilot and Co-Pilot brought ship under control-St. Elmo's fire throughout ship.
AM w/ 5 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC
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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
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Worcester, Massachusetts | 26 January 1918 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self