Earl Junior Parrish

Military

Assigned 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

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • 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

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Poop Deck Pappy
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

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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

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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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