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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 12076" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Parnell </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Garrett Columbus,Jr </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>856 Bomber Squadron (492 Bomber Group) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Staff Sergeant </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>38341096 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>18th November 1944 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>21</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Edith Ford Memorial Cemeteries, Canadian, Texas, USA. Section EF, Block 14</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Higgins, Lipscomb County, Texas</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 23.01.1923, Pampa, Texas, USA</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>father Garrett Columbus Parnell (1896-1955)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>mother Ophelia Gertrude (nee McAfee) Parnell (1892-1985)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1940 graduated Higgins High School</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>attended Texas A&M College</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed by Douglas Air Craft Company, Long Beach, California</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>24.01.1943 entered service</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>tail gunner</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>B-24</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>crashed on take-off Oulton, England </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-parnell.4708/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/4/4708-239a7a8dd7353a6f934cdf232220a93b.jpg?1591384105" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 12076, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Parnell [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Garrett Columbus,Jr [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]856 Bomber Squadron (492 Bomber Group) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Staff Sergeant [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]38341096 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]18th November 1944 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]21[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Edith Ford Memorial Cemeteries, Canadian, Texas, USA. Section EF, Block 14[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Higgins, Lipscomb County, Texas[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 23.01.1923, Pampa, Texas, USA[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]father Garrett Columbus Parnell (1896-1955)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]mother Ophelia Gertrude (nee McAfee) Parnell (1892-1985)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1940 graduated Higgins High School[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]attended Texas A&M College[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]employed by Douglas Air Craft Company, Long Beach, California[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]24.01.1943 entered service[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]tail gunner[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]B-24[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]crashed on take-off Oulton, England [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/g-parnell.4708/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/4/4708-239a7a8dd7353a6f934cdf232220a93b.jpg?1591384105[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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