A member of the Choctaw Nation, Parker was 19 when he became one of the first troops to set foot on Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, as the Allied invasion was
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We lost a wonderful citizen yesterday. Bill Parker was a true hero and asset to our community and the Choctaw Nation.
This poor but motivated airman served as a radio operator in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean war and has probably done more good for mankind than all the politicians in the last very many years combined.