Paul E. Parks Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

World War, 1939-1945

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1943-1945

Entrance into Service:

Drafted

Branch of Service:

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service:

533rd Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group

Location of Service:

United Sates; England; France

Highest Rank:

Technical Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

Yes

Service History Note:

Veteran was a flight engineer on a plane that was shot down over Germany. He was forced to walk 600 miles from the Stalag Luft 4 prisoner of war (POW) camp to Dachau POW camp.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Photograph: Digital print [1 item]

Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item]

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Malissa Hudson

Contributor:

Philip Ellsworth

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Surface Creek Valley Historical Society

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/21305

Subjects:

Parks, Paul E.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Prisoners of War--United States

Cite as:

Paul E. Parks Collection
(AFC/2001/001/21305), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress