World War II Honoree

Clarence P. Parker Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Claremont, New Hampshire

Honored By

Theodore Perras

Relationship

Distant relative

B-26 MARTIN MARAUDER BOMBER PILOT. BOMBED GENERAL ROMMELL'S FORCES FROM DAKAR, AFRICA TO BIZERTE AND TUNIS. LATER BASED IN SICILY AND FOGGIA, ITALY. COMPLETED 50 MISSIONS. RECEIVED PURPLE HEART WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, AN AIR MEDAL WITH 7 CITATIONS, A SILVER CLUSTER AND 2 BRONZE, A EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 4 STARS SIGNIFYING ACTION IN TUNISIA, SICILY, ITALY AND THE AIR OFFENSIVE OF EUROPE. AFTER MISSION COMPLETION, HE INSTRUCTED IN LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA WHERE HE WAS DISCHARGED.