World War II Honoree

Orval Laverne Parsons

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Toledo, Ohio

Honored By

Lisa Parsons

Relationship

Daughter

AIRPLANE MECHANIC/ GUNNER. ASSISTED PILOT IN OPERATION OF B-17 AIRCRAFT BY MAINTAINING A CONSTANT CHECK ON IT'S MECHANICAL FUNCTIONING. FIRED AERIAL GUNS IN COMBAT. NOTED READINGS OF ENGINE AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS. REPORTED ANY INDICATION OF MALFUNCTIONING. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS FOR 13 MONTHS. MEMBER OF THE 100TH BOMB GROUP, 8TH AIR FORCE. SHOT DOWN OVER FRANCE ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1943. PRISONER OF THE GERMANS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1944.