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PARKS, Herschel - Date of
birth
1914 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Monticello, Aroostook County, Maine -
Hometown
Aroostook County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6138790 -
Rank
First Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Foy, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 13 | 17 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John R. Parks (father)
Elizabeth (St. Peter) Parks (mother)
Eldridge Parks (brother)
Mamie Parks (sister)
Geneva Parks (sister)
Lottie Parks (sister)
Betty (Carpenter) Parks (wife)
More information
1st Sgt Parks served previously in the Army from 1934-1937 in Hawaii. He was employed at the U.S. Tobacco Company in Amsterdam, New York.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census, http://en.ww2awards.com/person/15170
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Portland Press Herald - 28 January 1945