Dwight W Parken

Military

Flew on Franklin Morrell's crew. On 2 June '44 after a misson to Rouen, France, plane tried to crash land, had no brakes. The plane veered off to the right and hit the wing of another aircraft and then crashed head-on into a parked aircraft. All the planes caught fire, sending 50 caliber shells exploding, projectiles and pieces of metal flew through the air. With the efforts of Lt. Tangherline, engineering officer and Sergeant. Herb Mayer, a flight chief, the entire crew escaped without injury. Tangherline and Mayer both received Bronze Stars for their heroism. Parken's plane was named 'Skunk Hollow'.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Skunk Hollow
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Dwight, Kansas 4 April 1917

Died

20 September 2005

Buried

Augusta, Georgia

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Changed date from 22 June to 2 June. See: http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_2.html

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

1993 457th BGA Roster/son / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia