Parker Gilbert Nettleton

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Gilbert Nettleton Parker is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

388th Bomb Group Memorial -RAF Knettishall Station 136

Name:

Gilbert Nettleton Parker

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-738017

Unit:

560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1943-10-09

State:

Washington

Cemetery:

Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom

Plot:

Tablets of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Comments:

Gilbert Nettleton Parker entered the military service in Washington. He served in the 560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Co-Pilot of #42-31741 "Thunderbolt / Hi Fever / Haughty Haz" aircraft during World War II. He was declared "Missing in Action" on October 9, 1943 and is commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom. 2Lt Parker was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.