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Personal info

Full name
PARKER, Herbert D
Date of birth
20 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Alabama
Hometown
Clay, Clay County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34801868
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Alspach – Orbey, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 23 15

Immediate family

Members
Oscar D. Parker (father)
Etta C. (Shadix) Parker (mother)
Zeppie Parker (sister)
Marcie E. Parker (sister)
Lelia E. Parker (sister (sister)
Henry D. Parker (brother)
Catherine M. Parker (sister)
Mildred F. Parker (sister)
Archie D. Parker (brother)
Ruth C. Parker (sister)
Clanane L. Parker (sister)
Kelly R. Parker (brother)

More information

Pfc Herbert D. Parker worked on the family farm.

He enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 3 April 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Nicole Leibrecht