Townsend S Parsons Jr

Military
P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Captain Townsend S. Parsons and Crew Chief Sergeant Carl C. Conner of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group at Boxted air base, late summer of 1944. They are standing on the wing of their P-47 Thunderbolt (LM-C, serial number 42-28806), named "Barbara Bee". media-377454.jpg FRE 210 P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Captain Townsend S. Parsons and Crew Chief Sergeant Carl C. Conner of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group at Boxted air base, late summer of 1944. They are standing on the wing of their P-47 Thunderbolt (LM-C, serial number 42-28806), named "Barbara Bee". Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 210 - P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Captain Townsend S. Parsons and Crew Chief Sergeant Carl C. Conner of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group at Boxted...

Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. ETD





Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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P-47 Thunderbolt pilot Captain Townsend S. Parsons and Crew Chief Sergeant Carl C. Conner of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group at Boxted air base, late summer of 1944. They are standing on the wing of their P-47 Thunderbolt (LM-C, serial number 42-28806), named "Barbara Bee".
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Barbara Bee
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

13 January 1921 VA

Enlisted

24 January 1942 Richmond, Virginia

Died

Richmond, VA 23 July 1992

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

Other

Promotion

Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Based

Boxted Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm

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