Earl Junior Parrish
MilitaryAssigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. 20 missions flown. 18-Nov-43 1 wheel crash landing in B-24 41-29161 at Shipdham. Assigned mission was the airfield at Kjeller, Norway. Pilot Rockford Griffith. RTD
Shot down 13-Apr-44 in B-24 42-100330. Landed in Switzerland. Interned (INT).
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-531343
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Owen County, IN | 18 August 1920 | Son of Earl D and Eva [Camden] Parrish. |
Other Interned (INT) |
Germany | 13 April 1944 | Shot down 13-Apr-44 in B-24 42-100330. Landed in Switzerland. Interned (INT). |
Died |
15 February 1999 | ||
Buried |
Defore CemeteryFreedom, Owen County, IN | 18 February 1999 | Defore Cemetery Freedom, Owen County, Indiana |
Based |
Shipdham | 13 April 1944 | Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4045 / MACR 4045, Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 376-7;
href="http://www.8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/missions_flown_by.asp?perIdent…">http://www.8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/missions_flown_by.asp?perIdent…; / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database