World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Delmar A. Parker, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Okmulgee County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: PRIVATE. HE WAS A PARATROOPER, WHO SERVED IN EUROPE WITH A-COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 507TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 82ND AIRBORNE ‘ALL-AMERICAN’ DIVISION. HE JUMPED INTO THE AREA OF STE. MERE EGLISE, BATTLE OF NORMANDY ON THE FRENCH COTENTIN PENINSULA IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS, D-DAY, TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1944. THIS WAS THE INVASION OF GERMANY’S FORTRESS EUROPE, CODE NAME: OPERATION OVERLORD. KILLED IN ACTION ON THE DAY OF THE ASSAULT IN THE VICINITY OF LA FIERE, FRANCE AND HE IS BURIED IN THE NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY LOCATED AT COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.