Parry enlisted in the army after graduating from Shasta Union high school in Redding, CA. He had helped ferry bombers to England, and had been stationed on the island of Trinidad before being sent to the Far East.
He was the son of Phillip G Parry and Mary (Roberts) Parry. On November 30, 1941 he was married in Salt Lake City to Miss Ellen McLaughlin of that city.
Parry was a gunner on B-17E #41-2456 assigned to the 5th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron.
On January 17, 1942, Parry's plane participated in a mission to bomb enemy shipping at Manado, Celebes. The plane lost an engine during the bombing run but succeeded in destroying one large transport and damaging another. After leaving the target area the bombers were attacked by fifteen enemy fighters. In the ensuing engagement which lasted for fifty-five minutes, Private Parry shot down two enemy planes. Cannon and machine gun fire so damaged his plane that a landing was made at Kendari, where enemy planes strafed the field almost continuously for two days while repairs were being made, and three unsuccessful attempts were made to get the plane into the air. Although wounded, Private Parry continued his efforts to prepare the damaged aircraft for flight. Upon being informed of enemy infiltration in the area, the crew destroyed the plane to prevent its seizure, and they were flown to safety by another aircraft. Parry was awarded a Silver Star for gallantry in action.
On February 8, 1942, nine B-17E bombers departed Malang, Java to bomb a Japanese occupied airport at Kendari on the island of Celebes. While en route the formation was attacked by a swarm of Japanese fighters over the Java Sea. Parry's and another plane were shot down. Parry received a Purple Heart.
Because his body was not recovered, he is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing.
He was the son of Phillip G Parry and Mary (Roberts) Parry. On November 30, 1941 he was married in Salt Lake City to Miss Ellen McLaughlin of that city.
Parry was a gunner on B-17E #41-2456 assigned to the 5th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron.
On January 17, 1942, Parry's plane participated in a mission to bomb enemy shipping at Manado, Celebes. The plane lost an engine during the bombing run but succeeded in destroying one large transport and damaging another. After leaving the target area the bombers were attacked by fifteen enemy fighters. In the ensuing engagement which lasted for fifty-five minutes, Private Parry shot down two enemy planes. Cannon and machine gun fire so damaged his plane that a landing was made at Kendari, where enemy planes strafed the field almost continuously for two days while repairs were being made, and three unsuccessful attempts were made to get the plane into the air. Although wounded, Private Parry continued his efforts to prepare the damaged aircraft for flight. Upon being informed of enemy infiltration in the area, the crew destroyed the plane to prevent its seizure, and they were flown to safety by another aircraft. Parry was awarded a Silver Star for gallantry in action.
On February 8, 1942, nine B-17E bombers departed Malang, Java to bomb a Japanese occupied airport at Kendari on the island of Celebes. While en route the formation was attacked by a swarm of Japanese fighters over the Java Sea. Parry's and another plane were shot down. Parry received a Purple Heart.
Because his body was not recovered, he is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing.
Parry enlisted in the army after graduating from Shasta Union high school in Redding, CA. He had helped ferry bombers to England, and had been stationed on the island of Trinidad before being sent to the Far East.
He was the son of Phillip G Parry and Mary (Roberts) Parry. On November 30, 1941 he was married in Salt Lake City to Miss Ellen McLaughlin of that city.
Parry was a gunner on B-17E #41-2456 assigned to the 5th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron.
On January 17, 1942, Parry's plane participated in a mission to bomb enemy shipping at Manado, Celebes. The plane lost an engine during the bombing run but succeeded in destroying one large transport and damaging another. After leaving the target area the bombers were attacked by fifteen enemy fighters. In the ensuing engagement which lasted for fifty-five minutes, Private Parry shot down two enemy planes. Cannon and machine gun fire so damaged his plane that a landing was made at Kendari, where enemy planes strafed the field almost continuously for two days while repairs were being made, and three unsuccessful attempts were made to get the plane into the air. Although wounded, Private Parry continued his efforts to prepare the damaged aircraft for flight. Upon being informed of enemy infiltration in the area, the crew destroyed the plane to prevent its seizure, and they were flown to safety by another aircraft. Parry was awarded a Silver Star for gallantry in action.
On February 8, 1942, nine B-17E bombers departed Malang, Java to bomb a Japanese occupied airport at Kendari on the island of Celebes. While en route the formation was attacked by a swarm of Japanese fighters over the Java Sea. Parry's and another plane were shot down. Parry received a Purple Heart.
Because his body was not recovered, he is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing.
He was the son of Phillip G Parry and Mary (Roberts) Parry. On November 30, 1941 he was married in Salt Lake City to Miss Ellen McLaughlin of that city.
Parry was a gunner on B-17E #41-2456 assigned to the 5th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 9th Bombardment Squadron.
On January 17, 1942, Parry's plane participated in a mission to bomb enemy shipping at Manado, Celebes. The plane lost an engine during the bombing run but succeeded in destroying one large transport and damaging another. After leaving the target area the bombers were attacked by fifteen enemy fighters. In the ensuing engagement which lasted for fifty-five minutes, Private Parry shot down two enemy planes. Cannon and machine gun fire so damaged his plane that a landing was made at Kendari, where enemy planes strafed the field almost continuously for two days while repairs were being made, and three unsuccessful attempts were made to get the plane into the air. Although wounded, Private Parry continued his efforts to prepare the damaged aircraft for flight. Upon being informed of enemy infiltration in the area, the crew destroyed the plane to prevent its seizure, and they were flown to safety by another aircraft. Parry was awarded a Silver Star for gallantry in action.
On February 8, 1942, nine B-17E bombers departed Malang, Java to bomb a Japanese occupied airport at Kendari on the island of Celebes. While en route the formation was attacked by a swarm of Japanese fighters over the Java Sea. Parry's and another plane were shot down. Parry received a Purple Heart.
Because his body was not recovered, he is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing.
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Entered the service from California.
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