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Personal info

Full name
PARKER, Oliver James
Date of birth
10 October 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Stockbridge, Henry County, Georgia
Hometown
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
6273304
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
387th Infantry Regiment,
97th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Hennef, Nordhrein-Westfalen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 10 6

Immediate family

Members
James C. Parker (father)
Hattie M. (Edwards) Parker (mother)
Daisy B. Parker (sister)
Billie J. Parker (brother)
Juanita D. (Beville) Parker (wife)

More information

Pfc Oliver J. Parker enlisted at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on 21 December 1940.
He attended high school for 4 years and was a clerk before he joined the army.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Marc van den Berkmortel, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Johnson-Johnston Family Tree, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.fold3.com