Parrish John Reynolds
MilitarySgt Parrish Reynolds was waist gunner on pilot Charles L. Duncan's "Judy E" - 42-30050, shot down by fighters over Dieppe, France 10 July 1943. He was replacing Sgt Clifford R. Starkey - later shot down on 17 August 1943 on B-17 42-5867. Reynolds managed to evade capture and was helped by French citizens in the Longueville-sur-Scie area until it was liberated by Canadian forces on 5 September 1944. He was back in England on 6 September. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1559. His VA BIRLS Death record has his birth date as 11 May 1923; his E&E 1559 has wrongly just "11 June ?" (sic); his NARA WWII Enlistment records have 1923 as the year of his birh, but his tombstone in Nicholasville, Kentucky, has Parrish John Reynolds 11 May 1922- 22 July 1993.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16058854 at enlistment, then O-731267
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18063077
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11033723 at enlistment, then O-791081
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 00026405 at enlistment, then O-727093
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37292132
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner / Assistant Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Judy E
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 10 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
11 May 1922 | Kentucky | |
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Enlisted |
8 June 1942 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
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Other Bailed out |
10 July 1943 | of B-17 42-30050 over NW France, south of Dieppe | |
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Other Evaded capture (EVD) |
10 July 1943 - 5 September 1944 | helped by French citizens in the Longueville-sur-Scie area until it was liberated by Canadian forces on 5 September 1944. He was back in England on 6 September. | |
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Died |
22 July 1993 | Sharpsburg, Kentucky | |
| Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky | |||
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Buried |
Parrish Reynolds rests at the Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
MACR 268
NARA VETERANS' BIRLS files
Find A Grave record at https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/1114650/parrish-john-reynolds
MACR 268 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database