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Parks, Elmer P., Pfc.
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Home Town Hendricks
Date of Passing Nov 01, 1995
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PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ELMER P. PARKS WAS A TRUCK DRIVER BEFORE BEING INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY ON 22 APRIL 1941. AFTER BASIC TRAINING HE WAS SENT TO THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WHERE HE SPENT THE 2 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS. (IT IS UNCLEAR WHO HE SERVED WITH THERE FROM LOOKING AT HIS DISCHARGE BUT MY BEST GUESS WOULD BE THE 201ST INFANTRY AS A LOT OF MEN FROM MY AREA SERVED WITH THE SAME UNIT IN ALASKA.) AFTER BRIEFLY RETURNING TO THE STATES HE WAS SENT TO EUROPE ARRIVING ON 10 DECEMBER 1944 WHERE HE SERVED WITH HHC, 1ST BATTALION, 274TH INF REGT, 70TH INF DIV AS A TRUCK DRIVER. HE REMAINED IN EUROPE THROUGH 3 CAMPAIGNS AND SEVERAL MONTHS OF OCCUPATION DUTY BEFORE BEING SENT HOME. PFC PARKS WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON 19 OCTOBER 1945. ELMER PARKS PASSED AWAY ON 1 NOVEMBER 1995 IN STARK COUNTY OHIO.
WWII - American Theater
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.