GREEN BERETS Parks, Raymond Francis

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Parks ​

• FORENAME

Raymond Francis ​

• UNIT

7 SF Group (White Star Mobile Training Teams)​

• RANK

Staff Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

15280227​

• DATE OF DEATH

14th July 1962 ​

• AGE

30​

• GRAVESITE

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific,Honolulu,Hawaii Courts of the Missing​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Dennison,Ohio​

born 29.10.1931 Ohio​

son of Clarence Alvin and Blanche Marie (nee Whalen) Parks​

married​

entered service 15.7.1949​

award Air Medal​

killed in air crash (non hostile) between Vientianne and Saravane,Laos​

body not recovered ​

Bird & Son Camair Navion aircraft (N229)​

civilian pilot Alan Blewitt and Thai interpreter also MIA​

declared dead 15.7.1963​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 01E Line 25 ​

Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section MI Site 429 (memorial stone)​

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