Roger Stanley Parrott 1916 - 2008

PARROTT, WICK, KUNTZ

Posted By: Deb (email)
Date: 8/14/2012 at 20:48:42

Roger Stanley Parrott, 91, of Burlington, formerly of Danville, died at 1:45 AM Thursday, June 19, 2008, at Great River Hospice House in West Burlington.
Born Thursday, August 24, 1916, in Danville, he was the son of Everett and Maud Wick Parrott. On August 23, 1941, he married Caroline A. Kuntz in Burlington. She died November 2, 2006.
Roger was a retired farmer and Pioneer Seed dealer in the Danville area. He was one of the first custom harvesters in the area. He was a 1934 graduate of Danville High School. He attended Iowa State College.
He was a former member of the Civil Defense and Past President of the Danville Lions Club. As an Army Corp Veteran, he served as a B-24 Liberator flight leader with the 7th Bomb Group based in India during WWII and led the group on 6 of his 44 combat missions. He also flew 15 round trips over the Himalayas flying gasoline from India to China. After returning to the US, he delivered war planes around the continent and to New Guinea. Mr. Parrott separated from the Air Force Reserve as a Captain. He was a life member of the 7th Bomb Group Historical Foundation, the Hump Pilots Association, CBI and the VFW.
Survivors include two sons, James R. (Mary) Parrott of Tampa, FL, Thomas R. (Sally) Parrott of Danville, IA; one daughter, Patricia (Charlie) West of Ashland, OR; six grandchildren, Matt (Deanne) Parrott, Sarah (Tom) Mertz, Rachel (Joe) Wilson, Christopher Gundlach, Michael (Melyssa) West, Chad Parrott; six great-grandchildren, Marshall, Jenna, and Josie Parrott, Talan and Tenley Mertz, Coltrane West; one sister, Marjorie Fitzsimmons of Danville; and several nieces and nephews.
Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.
Interment will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Danville.