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James
Young
Parker
POW (WWII)

Born:

, 

Texas

James Parker graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1937. He retired as a U.S. Air Force Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    Major (Air Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1945

    Major (Air Corps) James Young Parker (ASN: 0-20712), United States Army Air Forces, was captured by the Japanese after the fall the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military control at the end of hostilities in 1945.