David H Parker
MilitaryShot down 1 May 1943 in B-17 #42-5780 'Black Swan' on a mission to U-boat yards at St. Nazaire, France. A/C exploded and crashed near St. Pere-en-Retz where a monument was erected in 1984. 6 Killed in Action (KIA). 3 Prisoner of War (POW) and 1 evaded. Parker was imprisoned at Stalag Luft 3 and moved to Nuremberg 49-11.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Benson, North Carolina, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
France | 1 May 1943 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15727 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database