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Personal info

Full name
PROSSER, Parker Eugene
Date of birth
10 July 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
York Springs, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
York Springs, Adams County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33510531
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
66th Armored Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 March 1945
Place of death
Uerdingen-Krefeld, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 8 10

Immediate family

Members
John H. Prosser (father)
Edith M. (Shultz) Prosser (mother)
Mary C. Prosser (sister)
Jean A. Prosser (sister)

More information

Cpl Prosser attended York Springs High School and was a member of the school band and the York Springs citizens band. He was employded by Lefever brothers in Dillsburg.

He enlisted on 20 June 1943 and was sent overseas in February 1944.

Source of information: www.newspapers.com, The Gettysburg Times - 16 March 1945, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File / Family Tree, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 66th Armored Regiment

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Gettysburg Times - 23 March 1945