Parker Jr, James Monroe “Jim”.

Parker Jr, James Monroe “Jim”, born on 04-02-1920 in Deer Park, Houston, Texas. His father was James Monroe Parker and his mother was Lola Montez, born Dolen, Parker. James had 8 brtohers and sisters, one sister is the handsome Barbara Shirley, Parker Duke (1922–2014) . James married in June 1944 Vonda Louden Parker. The couple had 2 sons.

During the Jimmy Doolittle raid James M. Parker was Co-pilot of the Whirling Dervish plane. Plane 9 that took of from the USS Hornet.

The Whirling Dervish plane bombed Tokyo with 3 demolition bombs and one incendiary cluster, scored hit at Kawasji truck and tank plant, another factory building and the congested industrial districts near the railroad station south of the Imperial Palace.

The crew bailed out about 100 miles south of Poyang lake. All landed safely except Lieutenant Harold Francis Watson second fromm  left, whose arm was caught in a parachute riser and dislocated at the shoulder. He suffered severe discomfort for a week until a doctor was encountered who put the arm back in place. Photo above the crew 9 of the Doolittle Raiders, left to right Lieutenant Thomas Carson “Tom” Griffin,

Lieutenant Harold Francis Watson, Sergeant Eldred Von Scott, Lieutenant James Monroe Parker, Sergeant Wayne Max Bissell. Wayne Bissell died on 09-01-1997, age 74 and was buried at the Williamette National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon. Eldred Von Scott died on 31-07-1978, age 70. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea (Pacific Ocean). Thomas Griffin died on 26-02-2013, in a Veteran Affairs nursing home in Cincinnati, at the age of 96. He was buried with full military honors at Hillside Chapel Crematory and Columbarium in Cincinnati.

During the flight to Tokio, the crew determined that they had a fuel leak where the lower gun turret normally was. This was removed and a fuel bag was put in its place.

The crew agreed what they would do if they ran out of fuel above the sea. It was agreed that they would make an emergency landing at sea near a small boat. They would then swim to the boat and take over the boat and take it all the way to the Chinese coast. Fortunately this action was not necessary. They jumped out of their plane about 100 miles south (160 km) from Lake Payong.

Death and burial ground of Parker Jr, James Monroe “Jim”.

They ended up in the mountains with Chinese mountain people and were transported to Chongqing over Hengyan. Then they arrived in Chongqing.

There is a historical marker erected for Lieutenant James M. Parker Jr. age 70, who died 19-06-1991. Place of death: Livingston, Texas in Livingston, Texas where Parker lived. Parker Jr, James Monroe is buried at the Livingston, Texas – Restland Memorial Park Cemetery. 77 Deforest Ave, East Hanover, NJ 07936, United States..

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