World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Donald John Parker
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Warren County, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH THE 20TH AIR FORCE, 6TH BOMB GROUP, 24TH BOMB SQUADRON ON TINIAN ISLAND IN THE NORTHERN MARIANAS. RADIO OPERATOR ON THE B-29 SUPERFORTRESS BOMBER, 'FORTUNES FOLLIES', WHICH CRASHED INTO THE SEA SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF ON A BOMBING MISSION TO NAGOYA, JAPAN ON APRIL 4, 1945. MISSING, LOST AT SEA. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.