World War II Honoree

William Francis Parker

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1945. SERVED WITH OCCUPATION FORCES IN JAPAN AS A PRIVATE WITH 'LOVE' BATTERY, 4TH BATTALION, 10TH MARINE REGIMENT (L-4-10-D2). STATIONED AT SASEBO, KYUSHU AT THE AIRFIELD, NEAR THE VILLAGE OF ONO, WHEN HE RECEIVED HIS FIRST CHEVRON. LATER TRANSFERRED TO NAGASAKI, AND THEN TO CHINA WHERE HE SERVED WITH OCCUPATION FORCES ASSIGNED TO 'DOG' BATTERY, 2ND BATTALION, 11TH MARINES. STATIONED AT PEKING, CHINA WHEN HE EARNED HIS SECOND CHEVRON. RECEIVED HIS THIRD STRIPE AT CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA PRIOR TO HIS HONORABLE DISCHARGE FOR MEDICAL INJURIES. ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.