George W Parks

Military
Master Sergeant George W. Parks of the 91st Bomb Group. media-408160.jpg FRE 3578 Master Sergeant George W. Parks of the 91st Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 3578 - Master Sergeant George W. Parks of the 91st Bomb Group.

George W. Parks was a Gunner on the John P. Roberts crew - 458th BG / 752nd BS. He flew his first mission on D-Day, 6 June 1944 and completed 31 combat missions on his tour.

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

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

People

Wallace T Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Walter C Dietzgen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Dewey A Guidry

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Lester R Johnson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-698017
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Augustine J Paredes

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39695878
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Georgia, United States 13 September 1923

Enlisted

Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia, United States 10 April 1943

Died

Palmetto,Fulton County, Georgia, United States 29 April 2000

Buried

Holly Hill Memorial Park, Fairburn, Georgia, United States

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

Added crew names to Connections
NARA WWII Enlistment records
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / newspaper obituary

George W Parks: Gallery (2 items)

Master Sergeant George W. Parks of the 91st Bomb Group.

Object number: FRE 3578 - Master Sergeant George W. Parks of the 91st Bomb...

Object number: UPL 15688 - The John P. Roberts crew - 458th BG/752nd BS. Back...