Archibald Bertie Parker
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Chester E. and Reg P. Parker (Brother/Nephew)
Object Number - UPL 15036 - SSgt. Archibald Bertie Parker Jr.
Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 4-Apr-43 in B-17 #42-5146, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 15543
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
30 December 1941 | Syracuse, New York | |
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Died |
4 April 1943 | Shot down 4-Apr-43 in B-17 42-5146. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 15543 | |
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Born |
Son of Archibald B and Hazel M [Weaver] Parker. | ||
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Buried |
Re-Interred Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Plot J Row 23 Grave 28 | ||
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
4 April 1943 | Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Information supplied by Archie's brother, Chester E. Parker and nephew, Reg Parker.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15543 / MACR 15543, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p 99 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
