George W Parks
Military
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 35789484
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17110989
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Georgia, United States | 13 September 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 10 April 1943 | |
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Died |
Palmetto,Fulton County, Georgia, United States | 29 April 2000 | |
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Buried |
Holly Hill Memorial Park, Fairburn, Georgia, United States |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
Added crew names to Connections
NARA WWII Enlistment records
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / newspaper obituary