John W Parker

Military

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3414 'Paddlefoot'. Plane ditched into Mediterranean Sea. Crew Returned to base.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30212

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Quarterback
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

42-3414

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Paddlefoot
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
A B-17G Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37810) of the 388th Bomb Group. Official caption on image: "1715 - Hon - 12-21-43 - B17G - 42-37810.M."

42-37810

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

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Returned (RTD)

17 August 1943

Revisions

Date16 Jun 2020 21:11:24
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography
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Copied "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.

Date16 Jun 2020 21:06:12
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to unit associations
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Added connections to the 561st BS listed in the A/C description.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:16:49
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database