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.