George H Parker

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-15114.jpeg UPL 15114 Lt. P Meehan's crew gathered for a team photo in front of one of the training ships stateside, prior to shipping over to the ETO. All bar one of Lt. P Meehan's crew were KIA at Ploesti, Rumania 1st Aug 43 in B-24 #42-40804 'The Lady Jane' / 'Bertha'.

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Object Number - UPL 15114 - Lt. P Meehan's crew gathered for a team photo in front of one of the training ships stateside, prior to shipping over to the ETO. All bar one of Lt....

Killed in Action on 8/1/43 while TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Lady Jane' 42-40804.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

William E Meehan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-793810
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: B-24 Pilot

Aircraft

42-40804

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - The Lady Jane - Bertha
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Georgia, USA 22 May 1916

Enlisted

Fort McPherson, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA 21 March 1942

Other

Killed in action

Ploieștiori 107071, Romania 1 August 1943 T/Sgt. George H. Parker DFC KIA Squadron: 329TH 93rd BOMB GROUP, Hometown: Georgia Service# 34265961 Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal Pilot 1st./Lt. William E. Meehan, DFC KIA Missing Air Crew Report Details USAAF MACR#: Date Lost: 1-AUG-43 Serial Number:42-40804 Aircraft Model B-24D Aircraft Letter: Aircraft Name: THE LADY JANE / BERTHA Location: crashed near Ploestiori village north of Concordia-Vega refineries 10crew , 9KIA, 1POW . Sgt. Parker participated in " Operation Tidal Wave " one of the most daring raids of WW2. Coming in at tree top level the 93rd attacks the Concordia-Vega oil refinery. The 93rd earns Presidential Unit Citation, all of the crews receive the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Meriwether County, GA, USA

Buried

Palmetto, GA, USA Ramah Baptist Church Cemetery Palmetto Fulton County Georgia, USA Plot: Section C, Row 3

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Ploesti Sortie Reports, 93rd Bomb Group

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Chris Brassfield

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http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=4552424

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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11318311
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=4552424

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 328

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