Neelan Burnard Parker
MilitaryShot down 30 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29963, Evaded (EVD).
MACR 1977. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 461. See the full story of his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fparkernb.html
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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: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802105
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12054263 and O-687814
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682084
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Judy
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 30 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Shelby, Texas, United States | 24 August 1923 | |
Other Evaded (EVD) |
30 December 1943 - 17 March 1944 | Helped by French citizens, members of the Résistance and of the Belgian Comète evasion network. Evacuated from Brittany by sea to England. Arrived UK 17 March 1944 and rejoined his unit. | |
Died |
18 July 1987 | Center, Shelby County, Texas | |
Enlisted |
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Enlisted |
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Choice, Shelby County, Texas, USA | |||
Buried |
Neelan Parker rests at the Oaklawn Memorial Park (Garden of Last Supper) near Center, Shelby County, Texas |
Revisions
MACR 1977.
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 461.
https://www.evasioncomete.be/fparkernb.html
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1977 / MACR 1977; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 290 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database