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Personal info

Full name
PARSONS, William Reed Jr
Date of birth
26 December 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas
Hometown
Louann, Ouachita County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
O-388384
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 8 43

Immediate family

Members
William R. Parsons Sr. (father)
Barbara H. (Shields) Parsons (mother)
George D. Parsons (brother)
Valree Parsons (sister)
Vergie I. Parsons (sister)
Houston Parsons (sister)
Evelyn Juanita (Marshall) Parsons (wife)
William R. Parsons III (son)

More information

William Parsons Jr. joined the ROTC in February 1942, just 3 months before he was to receive his degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary at Louisville, Kentucky.

He was married in 1940 to Juanita Marshall.

Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, Book: The fighting Tigers

Photo source: Des Philippet / www.findagrave.com, Book: The fighting Tigers