World War II Honoree

William W. Parmenter

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Lima, Ohio

Relationship

Self

1ST LIEUTENANT-PILOT. ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS AT DETROIT, MICHIGAN, AND WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE STUDENT PROGRAM AT BUTLER UNIVERSITY, INDIANAPOLIS. AFTER AVIATION CADET TRAINING, WAS COMMISSIONED AND ASSIGNED TO LAUGHLIN AIR FIELD, DEL RIO, TEXAS, FOR B-26 'MARAUDER' BOMBER TRAINING. SENT TO THE COLUMBIA REPLACEMENT DEPOT; ON TO SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA; THEN FOR FURTHER TRAINING IN A-26 'INVADER' AIRCRAFT AT MARIANNA AIR FIELD, FLORIDA. AFTER ANOTHER REPLACEMENT DEPOT AT SAVANNAH, WAS SENT BACK TO MARIANNA UNTIL WAR'S END. AFTER TIME AT WARNER ROBBINS WAR MATERIAL CENTER, GEORGIA, WAS ASSIGNED OVERSEAS FOR OCCUPATION DUTY, U.S. AIR FORCE (EUROPE) AT WIESBADEN, GERMANY. FINALLY, RETURNED TO CHANUTE FIELD, RANTOUL, ILLINOIS, FOR SEPARATION FROM THE SERVICE.