Walter G Parcells
MilitaryAssigned to 325BS, 301BG, 8AF USAAF. 2-Oct-42 on returning from mission to Meaulte, France, crash landed at Gatwick with landing gear retracted. 3 crew members were injured but all returned. Their plane 'Phyllis' B-17 41-24397 was salvaged.
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group fly in formation over countryside. The aircraft, from left to right, are B-17G (NV-P, serial number 44-8354), B-17G (NV-U, serial number 42-97288) nicknamed "Flag Ship" and an unknown B-17G (NV-E) from the 325th Bomb Squadron. Image stamped on reverse: 'The R.L. Cavanagh Photo Collection' [stamp]. Handwritten caption on reverse: '48354, Little Runt. PFF.' [Caption refers to another B-17 nicknamed"Little Runt" either B-17G (NV-P, serial number 42-97515) or B-17](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379200.jpg.webp?itok=MbsLLiLg)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14028454 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Phyllis
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 2 October 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Oberon, SD | 3 August 1922 | Son of Louis B and Zelma Parcells. |
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Enlisted |
Seattle, WA | 23 December 1941 | Seattle, Washington |
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Died |
Bothell, WA | 7 April 2009 | |
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Buried |
Cypress Lawn Memorial Park Everett, Snohomish County, WA | 11 April 2009 | Cypress Lawn Memorial Park Everett, Snohomish County, Washington |
| Kitsap County, WA | |||
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Based |
Chelveston | Assigned to 325BS, 301BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/84956776-walter-g-parcells
https://www.fold3.com/record/529303737-walter-parcells-1922
https://www.fold3.com/record/93382837-walter-g-parcells
https://www.fold3.com/image/249161474?terms=Walter%20Parcells
https://www.301bg.com/Paurcells_Walter_P9959_301BG.cfm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86167523/walter-g_-parcells
Lee Cunningham 23-Oct-2014. Connections within web site data; National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII Enlistment records.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces by Bishop and Hey, p. 36