World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edwin Parker
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
Springfield American Legion Post 176
INDUCTED AUGUST 16, 1943 AT COLUMBUS, OHIO. SERVED AS A DENTAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN IN HEADQUARTERS AND SERVICE SQUADRON, 478TH AIR SERVICE GROUP IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPEAN CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL FOR WOUNDS RECEIVED IN NORTHERN FRANCE, ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL. DISCHARGED JANUARY 8, 1946 AT FORT MEADE, MARYLAND.