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April 17, 1944
Henderson Daily Dispatch
Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Sgt. George Parrish of Henderson, N.C., son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Parrish, flew another bombing mission deep into southwest Germany on April 14, encountering the heaviest flak some airmen had seen, but aided by fighter escorts to reach targets despite bad weather.
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Parrish Goes On
Another Bombing
Raid on Germany
Sgt. George Parrish, son of
Mr. and Mrs.
W. P. Parrish, has
gone on still another bombing mission
over Germany and had a thrilling
experience of it, according to an
Associated Press dispatch from Lon-
don under date of last Friday. The
article follows
London, April 14-(AP)-Ameri-
can airmen returning from their
penetration deep into southwest (Ger-
many today declared that flak was
the heaviest some of them ever had
experienced and praised the escort
of fighters which gave them cover
the way to their targets. One big
formation of Fortresses was forced
to pass through a belt of heavy flak
to get around a bad weather front
which developed while the planes
were over enemy territory. Two
southern members of this crew were
T/Sgt. Lt. George Heilg, Norfolk.
Va., and Sgt. George Parrish, of
Henderson, N. C.
Another Bombing
Raid on Germany
Sgt. George Parrish, son of
Mr. and Mrs.
W. P. Parrish, has
gone on still another bombing mission
over Germany and had a thrilling
experience of it, according to an
Associated Press dispatch from Lon-
don under date of last Friday. The
article follows
London, April 14-(AP)-Ameri-
can airmen returning from their
penetration deep into southwest (Ger-
many today declared that flak was
the heaviest some of them ever had
experienced and praised the escort
of fighters which gave them cover
the way to their targets. One big
formation of Fortresses was forced
to pass through a belt of heavy flak
to get around a bad weather front
which developed while the planes
were over enemy territory. Two
southern members of this crew were
T/Sgt. Lt. George Heilg, Norfolk.
Va., and Sgt. George Parrish, of
Henderson, N. C.
What sub-type of article is it?
Military Action
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Survival
What keywords are associated?
Bombing Raid
Germany
Heavy Flak
Fighter Escort
Fortresses
Wwii Airmen
What entities or persons were involved?
Sgt. George Parrish
Mr. And Mrs. W. P. Parrish
Lt. George Heilg
Where did it happen?
Southwest Germany
Story Details
Key Persons
Sgt. George Parrish
Mr. And Mrs. W. P. Parrish
Lt. George Heilg
Location
Southwest Germany
Event Date
April 14
Story Details
Sgt. George Parrish participated in a bombing mission over southwest Germany, facing heavy flak but protected by fighter escorts. His crew navigated bad weather and returned safely.