OBITUARY INFORMATION FROM FIND-A-GRAVE WEBSITE:
Ens Howard “Bud” Parker Jr.
BIRTH 22 Aug 1922, Hobart, Lake County, Indiana, USA
DEATH 20 Jan 1945 (aged 22), Philippines
MEMORIAL SITE* Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines
* A structure erected in honor of someone whose remains lie elsewhere.
PLOT Tablets of the Missing
MEMORIAL ID 56762663
Ens. Howard Parker died at sea
Howard Parker, Jr. was the only child of my great-aunt Emma (Edwards) and her husband, Howard Parker, Sr. Howard Jr. married Betty Pardee on June 6, 1944. He was later shot down and killed in WWII...
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World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Howard Parker, Jr.
Inducted from Indiana
Rank: Ensign ~ Officer/Pilot in the Navy
Combat Organization: United States Navy Reserve
Death Date: 20 Jan 1945
Monument: Fort William McKinley, Manila, the Philippines
Last Known Status: Missing
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World War II Navy, Marine Corps., and Coast Guard Casualties, 1941-1945
Name: Howard Parker Junior
Relative Name: Mrs. Betty Jeanne Parker
Relative Relationship: Wife
State: Indiana
Country: United States
Type of Casualty: Killed in Action
Roll: ww2c_27
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Memorial services will be held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon in the First Christian church for Ensign Howard Parker, Jr., navy Hellcat fighter pilot who lost his life January 20 in an accident at his station in the South Pacific, Rev. T. A. Adkins, pastor of the Crown Point Presbyterian church who officiated last June at the young flier's marriage to Betty Jeanne Pardee of Gary, will conduct the rites. Members of the Hobart American Legion and Mothers of World War II will take part in the services. Ensign Parker is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Parker.
Published in The Times, (Munster, IN), on Friday, April 13, 1945, page 7.
Gravesite Details
Unable to land on his home aircraft carrier due to the deck being on fire, he was forced into ditching at sea. He was lost at sea. There is a monument or marker at Fort William McKinley, Manila, the Philippines. Added by William E. Purves.
This information, including all the pictures and notices, was obtained from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56762663/howard-parker/photo.
