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PARSHLEY, Kneeland Ira - Date of
birth
8 January 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire -
Hometown
New Hampshire
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31175883 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Waist Gunner -
Unit
751st Bombardment Squadron,
457th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 April 1944 - Place of
death
Ossecken, 30 miles west of Gdynia, Poland
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 16 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph K. Parshley (father)
Annie G. (Blaisdell) Parshley (mother)
Sarah J. Parshley (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97465 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Marienburg, Germany
MACR: 3665
More information
S/Sgt Kneeland I. Parshley enlisted in Manchester, New Hampshire, on 2 October 1942.A/C 42-97465 was downed by enemy aircraft. Of the ten-man crew, three were killed in action, 1 evaded and 6 ended up POW.
Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.8thafhs.com, www.ancestry.com - Parshley, Mills Ancestry Family Tree, Homepage - The 457th Bomb Group (H) Association (457thbombgroupassoc.org)
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Homepage - The 457th Bomb Group (H) Association (457thbombgroupassoc.org) - courtesy of Erwin DeMooy