World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joe Parker
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Edgewood, Iowa
Honored By
Jim Parker
Relationship
Son
JOINED IN 1938. WAS OUT WITH THE CARRIERS THE DAY PEARL HARBOR WAS ATTACKED. HIS SHIP, USS PORTER, WAS SUNK BY JAPANESE SUBMARINE IN OCTOBER 1942. HE LOST LARGE 'POT' HE WON THE NIGHT BEFORE IN A POKER GAME, ALTHOUGH HE GOT SOME OFF. HE SERVED ON A CRUISER AND FINALLY ON THE USS BOUNTIFUL WHEN IT WAS AT IWO JIMA.