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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Robert L. Parcher

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Multnomah County, Oregon

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A BELL P-39K ‘AIRACOBRA’ FIGHTER PILOT STATIONED AT THE EPHRATA ARMY AIR FIELD, WASHINGTON WAS KILLED AUGUST 5, 1944. WHILE PARTICIPATING IN A 3-AIRCRAFT FLIGHT FORMATION-TRAINING MISSION, THE FIGHTER DEVELOPED CONTROL PROBLEMS, STALLED OUT AND WENT INTO A FLAT SPIN. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT, WHICH CRASHED INTO THE COLUMBIA RIVER TEN MILES NORTHWEST OF PEACH, WASHINGTON.