George H Parker
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 15114
Lt. P Meehan's crew gathered for a team photo in front of one of the training ships stateside, prior to shipping over to the ETO. All bar one of Lt. P Meehan's crew were KIA at Ploesti, Rumania 1st Aug 43 in B-24 #42-40804 'The Lady Jane' / 'Bertha'.
Killed in Action on 8/1/43 while TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Lady Jane' 42-40804.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-793810
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: B-24 Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Lady Jane - Bertha
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Georgia, USA | 22 May 1916 | |
Enlisted |
Fort McPherson, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA | 21 March 1942 | |
Other Killed in action |
Ploieștiori 107071, Romania | 1 August 1943 | T/Sgt. George H. Parker DFC KIA Squadron: 329TH 93rd BOMB GROUP, Hometown: Georgia Service# 34265961 Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal Pilot 1st./Lt. William E. Meehan, DFC KIA Missing Air Crew Report Details USAAF MACR#: Date Lost: 1-AUG-43 Serial Number:42-40804 Aircraft Model B-24D Aircraft Letter: Aircraft Name: THE LADY JANE / BERTHA Location: crashed near Ploestiori village north of Concordia-Vega refineries 10crew , 9KIA, 1POW . Sgt. Parker participated in " Operation Tidal Wave " one of the most daring raids of WW2. Coming in at tree top level the 93rd attacks the Concordia-Vega oil refinery. The 93rd earns Presidential Unit Citation, all of the crews receive the Distinguished Flying Cross. |
Meriwether County, GA, USA | |||
Buried |
Palmetto, GA, USA | Ramah Baptist Church Cemetery Palmetto Fulton County Georgia, USA Plot: Section C, Row 3 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 328