World War II Honoree

William A. B. Parker

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Paducah, Kentucky

Honored By

Bailey Parker

TECHNICIAN 4TH GRADE. ARMY SERIAL # 35723069. DRAFTED IN U.S. ARMY AT PADUCAH, KENTUCKY 1/26/43. AFTER TRAINING IN U.S. WAS SENT OVERSEAS ON THE USS MT. VERNON TROOPSHIP, LANDING AT LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND. AFTER MORE TRAINING, CROSSED ENGLISH CHANNEL, LANDING ON UTAH BEACH IN FRANCE. FOUGHT THROUGH BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG, HOLLAND, GERMANY AND AUSTRIA WITH GENERAL PATTON'S 3RD ARMY AND GENERAL HODGES' 1ST ARMY. SERVED WITH 226TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BATTALION, BATTERY B. ALSO SERVED WITH THE 1ST COUNTER MORTAR DETACHMENT WITH THE 15TH ARMY. WAS IN OUTSKIRTS OF AUSTRIA WHEN WAR ENDED MAY 7, 1945. LEFT SOON AFTER FOR CAMP LUCKY STRIKE IN FRANCE TO BE PROCESSED AND GET READY TO BE SHIPPED BACK TO U.S. SAILED IN EARLY JULY 1945 FROM LE HAVRE, FRANCE ON THE USS WAKEFIELD LANDING AT BOSTON HARBOR. DISCHARGED OCTOBER 17, 1945.