John Henry PARKS
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Source : Wouter van Dijken | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NUMBER OF SERVICE | 35254924 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
AGE | 25 yo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 10 March 1919 Cleveland, Cuyahoga county, OHIO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENLISTMENT STATE | Fort Benjamin Harrison, INDIANA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
FAMILY | Parents : Matthews PARKS & Ella Mae HARNESS Frères & Soeurs : Marie E, Lester B , Milo E & Jayne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FONCTION | Tank commander (M4 Sherman) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Worker at Kingsbury Ordnance Plant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 31 January 1942 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
PLATOON | 2nd platoon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
COMPANY | B company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
BATTALION | 37th Tank Battalion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
DIVISION | 4th Armored Division " Breaktrough " | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 23 December 1944 |
Source : Dave Hansen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
STATUS | MIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Flatzbourhof (Flatzbour), LUXEMBOURG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
CEMETERY | LUXEMBOURG AMERICAN CEMETERY de Luxembourg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
GRAVE | Wall of the Missing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source : THR | "Fighting Man. Wearied after days of front line combat, his helmet mud caked, his face bearded and grimy, his eyes glazed from what he has seen, Sgt John H Parks, Mill creek Indiana, arrives at a rest area behind the lines after his outfit is relived. December 10, 1944" photo by Pfc. Donald R. ORNITZ (166th SPC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pfc Donald R Ornitz the man who took the photo, a 24 year old from Los Angeles. Ornitz joined the army in 1942 to take photograph's , it would as he was walking through the mud in Mittersheim that he would take one of the best known photos of WWII. A photo that would end up on the front page of the London edition of Stars and Stripes, on 1st of January 1945. The photo would be under the title OUR MAN OF THE YEAR his tankers helmet would be replaced by a M1 steel helmet, the work was carried out by one of Stars and Stripes photo artists. It was felt that the M1 helmet would represent all American soldiers and not just the armored force. At the same time the editors decided to withhold all personal information of the soldier. Stars and Stripes later identified the picture as that of Sgt. Hobert DREW, Bloomingdale, NEW JERSEY. |
(source : Andy (The stars and stripes)) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source : Bob Bertram | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
To learn more about Sgt. John H. PARKS life https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-face-of-battle/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th ARMORED DIVISION - BREAKTHROUGH
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SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Victor DANIEL - abmc.gov - fold3.com - fr.findagrave.com - etohistory.com - warfarehistorynetwork.com |
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PROGRAMMER | Victor, Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |