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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 - European Theater of Operations/Ardennes Alsace Campaign (1944-45)
From Month/Year
December / 1944
To Month/Year
February / 1945
Description (Ardennes Alsace Campaign 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945) During their offensive in the Ardennes the Germans drove into Belgium and Luxembourg, creating a great bulge in the line. For some time the weather was bad, but when it cleared the Allies could send their planes to assist their ground forces by bombing and strafing the enemy’s columns, dropping paratroops and supplies, and interdicting the enemy’s lines of communications. By the end of January 1945 the lost ground had been regained and the Battle of the Bulge, the last great German offensive, was over.
