James Manuel Parr

Military

Assigned to 2BAD, 8AF USAAF. Killed aboard B-24J 42-50291 'Classy Chassis II' which was being air tested, when hit be lightning in a thunderstorm, while trying to land. A/C crashed into the Frekleton school and adjacent snack bar. Died non Battle (DNB)



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

People

John Allen Bloemendal

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Base Air Depot 2 Maintenance Division (Base Air Depot 2)
  • Service Numbers: 17062814 / O-740035
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-50291

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Classy Chassis II
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 832nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Warton airfield looking north, the Ribble Estuary is on the left, 22 June 1949. Photograph taken by No. 58 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/255. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Warton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: BAD-2

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ocilla, GA 30 November 1919 Son of Earnest C and Mattie Parr.

Enlisted

Camp Blanding, FL 11 October 1941 Camp Blanding Florida

Died

Freckleton, UK 23 August 1944 Killed aboard B-24 'Classy Chassis II', crashed Frekleton, UK 23-Aug-44.

Buried

25 August 1944 Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK

Based

Warton 23 August 1944 Assigned to 2BAD, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Evergreen Cemetery Jacksonville, Duval County, FL Re-Interred Evergreen Cemetery Jacksonville, Duval County, FL
Duval County, FL

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https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=17126
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https://laituk.org/B-24%2042-50291.htm
https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=17126
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195755049/james-manuel-parr

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195755049/james-manuel-parr