Parker Samuel McBride
NAME: Parker Samuel McBride | NICKNAME: — | SERVICE NUMBER: 531812 | |||||
HOME OF RECORD: Manchester, TN | NEXT OF KIN: Mother, Mrs. Lula A. McBride | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH: 4/14/1922 | SERVICE DATES: 6/1/1940 – 7/10/1946 | DATE OF DEATH: 7/25/1994 | |||||
CAMPAIGN | UNIT | MOS | RATE | RESULT | |||
Roi-Namur | A/1/24 | 651 | Platoon Sergeant (2nd Platoon) | ||||
Saipan | A/1/24 | 651 | Platoon Sergeant (2nd Platoon) | WIA 2x | |||
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS: Purple Heart Good Conduct Medal (1943) with Bar (1946) | LAST KNOWN RANK: Gunnery Sergeant |
Parker McBride is buried in Manchester City Cemetery, Manchester, Tennessee.
Two of the company's senior enlisted men: Platoon Sergeant Parker McBride and Gunnery Sergeant Walter Russell.
The Chattanooga Daily Times, 15 February 1945.
McBride registered for Selective Service after his honorable discharge. The scar mentioned on his registration was a result of his Saipan wound.
McBride at Middle Tennessee State University, 1949.
Parker and Ralph McBride both graduated from Middle Tennessee State in 1950.
Parker and Betty married in 1952, and were together until his death in 1994. The Nashville Banner, 8 February 1952.