Son of Mrs. Bertha C. Parker who resided in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Roy served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-24D #42-41117, 528th Bomber Squadron, 380th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Knox County, Tennessee prior to the war.
B-24D #42-41117 took off from APO #921 on a combat mission over Jefman Airfield, West Papua Province, Indonesia.
After a successful mission and while leaving the target they were attacked by Japanese Zeros and were shot down and crashed appx. 150 miles south of Jefman Island during the war. The entire crew was lost on this mission.
Roy was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war. MIA Place: Halmahera Sea [Morotai, Ceram, Amboina] Death Date: 8 May 1944
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-465182
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Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-41117:
Badger, Neil T ~ FLLT, Co-Pilot, RAAF
Baumann, Frederick R ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TX
Eggleston, John G ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, IL
Farr, Bradley F ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Haga, David L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Hollingsworth, Clinton L ~ Pfc, Gunner, MS
Holt, James C, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
Kerns, Russell E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, FL
Lewis, Donald A ~ S/Sgt, Photographer, MO
Miller, Glenn A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WV
Parker, Roy M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TN
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Roy served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-24D #42-41117, 528th Bomber Squadron, 380th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Knox County, Tennessee prior to the war.
B-24D #42-41117 took off from APO #921 on a combat mission over Jefman Airfield, West Papua Province, Indonesia.
After a successful mission and while leaving the target they were attacked by Japanese Zeros and were shot down and crashed appx. 150 miles south of Jefman Island during the war. The entire crew was lost on this mission.
Roy was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war. MIA Place: Halmahera Sea [Morotai, Ceram, Amboina] Death Date: 8 May 1944
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-465182
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Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-41117:
Badger, Neil T ~ FLLT, Co-Pilot, RAAF
Baumann, Frederick R ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TX
Eggleston, John G ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, IL
Farr, Bradley F ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Haga, David L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Hollingsworth, Clinton L ~ Pfc, Gunner, MS
Holt, James C, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
Kerns, Russell E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, FL
Lewis, Donald A ~ S/Sgt, Photographer, MO
Miller, Glenn A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WV
Parker, Roy M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TN
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Son of Mrs. Bertha C. Parker who resided in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Roy served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-24D #42-41117, 528th Bomber Squadron, 380th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Knox County, Tennessee prior to the war.
B-24D #42-41117 took off from APO #921 on a combat mission over Jefman Airfield, West Papua Province, Indonesia.
After a successful mission and while leaving the target they were attacked by Japanese Zeros and were shot down and crashed appx. 150 miles south of Jefman Island during the war. The entire crew was lost on this mission.
Roy was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war. MIA Place: Halmahera Sea [Morotai, Ceram, Amboina] Death Date: 8 May 1944
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-465182
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-41117:
Badger, Neil T ~ FLLT, Co-Pilot, RAAF
Baumann, Frederick R ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TX
Eggleston, John G ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, IL
Farr, Bradley F ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Haga, David L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Hollingsworth, Clinton L ~ Pfc, Gunner, MS
Holt, James C, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
Kerns, Russell E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, FL
Lewis, Donald A ~ S/Sgt, Photographer, MO
Miller, Glenn A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WV
Parker, Roy M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TN
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Roy served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-24D #42-41117, 528th Bomber Squadron, 380th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Knox County, Tennessee prior to the war.
B-24D #42-41117 took off from APO #921 on a combat mission over Jefman Airfield, West Papua Province, Indonesia.
After a successful mission and while leaving the target they were attacked by Japanese Zeros and were shot down and crashed appx. 150 miles south of Jefman Island during the war. The entire crew was lost on this mission.
Roy was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war. MIA Place: Halmahera Sea [Morotai, Ceram, Amboina] Death Date: 8 May 1944
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-465182
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-41117:
Badger, Neil T ~ FLLT, Co-Pilot, RAAF
Baumann, Frederick R ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, TX
Eggleston, John G ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, IL
Farr, Bradley F ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NY
Haga, David L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Hollingsworth, Clinton L ~ Pfc, Gunner, MS
Holt, James C, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
Kerns, Russell E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, FL
Lewis, Donald A ~ S/Sgt, Photographer, MO
Miller, Glenn A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WV
Parker, Roy M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TN
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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