Wilber H Parker

Military

Killed in Action (KIA) 26 September 1944 when B-17 #42-32079, 'Jayhawk' crashed near Haarlem.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-32079

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jayhawk
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron

Missions

648

  • Date: 26 September 1944

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Grafton, New Hampshire, Verenigde Staten 26 October 1920

Enlisted

Boston, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten 20 October 1942 Left his mother and twin brother, William H. Parker, behind.

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Lisse, Nederland 26 September 1944

Buried

West Roxbury, Boston, MA, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
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1993 457th BGA Roster, MACR 9419 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140521109/wilber-h.-parker

Date
ContributorErwin de Mooij
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From the archives of E. de Mooij

Date
ContributorAAM
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MACR 9419 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database