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PARKER, Elbert Joseph - Date of
birth
9 January 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Salt Lake County, Utah -
Hometown
Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-717491 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
614th Bombardment Squadron,
401st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 October 1944 - Place of
death
Politz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 30 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Warren W. Parker (father)
Mabel (Burnett) Parker (mother)
Louis Parker (brother)
Verl Parker (brother)
Dora Parker (sister)
Arlin Parker (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-107084 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Betty's Revenge
Destination: Politz, Germany
MACR: 9760
More information
The airplane received a direct hit in the navigator's compartment, killing the bombardier and navigator. One crew member was killed when he left the plane without a parachute. The others parachuted safely and were tkane prisoner.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Utah Military Records
Photo source: Guy Maes, www.newspapers.com - The Salt Lake Tribune, Deseret News - 5 February 1945