World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Hall 'Bob' Parks, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT CAMP VAN DORN AT CENTREVILLE, MISSISSIPPI. MOVED TO THE THIRD ARMY NO. 4 LOUISIANA MANEUVERS ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1943. TRANSFERRED TO CAMP MAXEY AT PARIS, TEXAS ON NOVEMBER 19, 1943. STAGED AT CAMP MYLES STANDISH AT BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1944 AWAITING OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENT. SAILED FROM THE BOSTON PORT OF EMBARKATION ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1944 AND ARRIVED IN ENGLAND ON OCTOBER 10, 1944. EMBARKED FROM ENGLAND AND ARRIVED AT LE HAVRE, FRANCE ON NOVEMBER 3, 1944. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 99TH INFANTRY 'CHECKERBOARD' DIVISION. PARTICIPATED IN THE RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE), AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ‘GERMANY’ CLASP. AUTHORIZED THE PRESIDENTIAL (DISTINGUISHED) UNIT CITATION FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION BY HIS UNIT. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AFTER THE WAR AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.