Harry S Parks

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Born 3 July 1916 in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas. Entered the US Army Air Corps at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas on 2 October 1941.

B24H #42-7672 crashed for unknown reasons near Shingay, Cambridgeshire on 23 Jan 1944 while on routine night training flight. Death Non Battle (DNB).

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Units served with

Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'

482nd Bomb Group

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

People

Joseph Avendano

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron 814th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19060906 / O-724581
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

23 January 1944

Buried

Plot G Row 5 Grave 4

Revisions

Date26 Jan 2022 19:40:08
Contributordecwriter
ChangesChanges to biography and awards
Sources

NARA file verified Air Medal. He earned the ADSM based on entry date, the ACM for continued service and the EAME Campaign Medal with at least one bronze service star.

Date22 Aug 2019 19:00:20
Contributordrjones46
ChangesChanges to middlename, biography and events
Sources

Sourced from Heart of Texas Veterans Memorial, http://hotvetsmem.com, research by Curator Danny Jones.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:12:20
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia