Allied AIrmen & S/SGT James E. Parker Monument
Details:
Next to the British Unknown Airman Grave.
An inscribed granite stone.
The memorial is dedicated to two Allied Airmen who fell over Denmark during WW2. One flyer is a British unknown airmen who is buried in the cemetery, The other was an American, Staff Sergeant James E. Parker who was a crew member on the B-17 (42-39936) 'Bar Fly' of the 728th Bomber Squadron, 452nd Bomber Group. He was buried at this site from his death to 1948 when he was repatriated to Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Belgium.
On April 9, 1944 'Bar Fly' was shot down on a mission to Gdynia, Poland. Six of the crew were KIA; 4 were taken POW.
The crew consisted of:
KIA:
Pilot: Carroll Boyd,
Co-pilot: Elmer Julius,
Navigator: Bill Abernathy,
Bombardier: Bill Craighead,
Waist gunner: Ray Raley,
Waist gunner: Jim Parker
POWs:
Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Hopper,
Radio Operator: Tim Nunan,
Ball turret gunner: Bernie Brand,
Tail gunner: Oather Meese
Source:
Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 3662
Air War over Denmark Website
American Air Museum Britain website
Monument Text:
The inscription is in Danish, the English translation is:
1940 - 1945
Here rest 2 allied airmen.
They fell also in the battle
for the freedom of Denmark.
One of them taken home to the
USA on 25 April, 1948.
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
452nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
728th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy
8th Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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