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PVT Horace Jay Parr

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PVT Horace Jay Parr Veteran

Birth
Russell Township, Geauga County, Ohio, USA
Death
29 Sep 1944 (aged 29)
Plasmolen, Mook en Middelaar Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Burial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map
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• PLOT K / ROW 21 / GRAVE 5
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Private Parr served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company F
• Second Battalion

His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• November 12, 1943
• Cleveland, Ohio
• 35921523

His civilian occupation at enlistment was:
• "Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor"

He was Killed In Action in:
Holland during World War II (Sint Jansberg, Mook, The Netherlands)

He was awarded the:
• Purple Heart

He was a resident of:
• Burton, Geauga County, Ohio

He was the son of:
George Robert Parr (10/30/1886 - 05/21/1965)
Bernice Carrie Battles Parr (03/18/1891 - 02/04/1960)
(They were married on Thursday 10/19/1911 in Geauga County, Ohio)

He was the brother of:
Leslie Glenn Parr (08/06/1912 - 06/07/1975)
• Everett Parr (02/21/1916 - 02/27/1989)
Ethel Bernice Parr Armstrong (07/04/1926 - 01/20/1999)

He was the husband of:
• Clara Parr (???? - ????)
*** (They were married on Saturday 07/22/1939) ***

He was the father of:
• One son
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Private Parr served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company F
• Second Battalion

His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• November 12, 1943
• Cleveland, Ohio
• 35921523

His civilian occupation at enlistment was:
• "Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor"

He was Killed In Action in:
Holland during World War II (Sint Jansberg, Mook, The Netherlands)

He was awarded the:
• Purple Heart

He was a resident of:
• Burton, Geauga County, Ohio

He was the son of:
George Robert Parr (10/30/1886 - 05/21/1965)
Bernice Carrie Battles Parr (03/18/1891 - 02/04/1960)
(They were married on Thursday 10/19/1911 in Geauga County, Ohio)

He was the brother of:
Leslie Glenn Parr (08/06/1912 - 06/07/1975)
• Everett Parr (02/21/1916 - 02/27/1989)
Ethel Bernice Parr Armstrong (07/04/1926 - 01/20/1999)

He was the husband of:
• Clara Parr (???? - ????)
*** (They were married on Saturday 07/22/1939) ***

He was the father of:
• One son
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  • Maintained by: KATHY
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56302546/horace_jay-parr: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Horace Jay Parr (4 Dec 1914–29 Sep 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56302546, citing Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands; Maintained by KATHY (contributor 47029945).