World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Brady Oscar Parker
Hometown
Lyford, Texas
Honored By
A Grateful American
AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF FLYING OFFICER AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. ENLISTED ON AUGUST 27, 1940. KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AGE OF 24 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 72 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (FIGHTER COMMAND) WHEN HIS SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK VB (AB150) WAS ATTACKED BY LUFTWAFFE FIGHTERS OF JAGDGESCHWADER 26 AND CRASHED INTO THE SEA 15 MILES OFF DUNKIRK, FRANCE ON MAY 29, 1942. COMMEMORATED ON PANEL 99 AT THE AIR FORCES MEMORIAL AT RUNNYMEDE, ENGLEFIELD GREEN, SURREY, ENGLAND.