Name:
Neelan B. Parker
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
18226608
Unit:
527th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1987-07-18
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center, Texas
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Sgt Neelan B. Parker, left waist gunner of the B-17 42-29963 “Judy”, took off from station 117 Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, UK at 0730 on a bombing mission over Ludwigshafen and Solingen. The plane’s no.1 engine suffered a direct flak hit right after bombs away. Wounded, the bomber was harassed by enemy fighters until part of the crew managed to bail out at 1259. Sgt Parker escaped back to the UK on the MGB 503. His full E&E report is #461.