Parsh, Kenneth E.
Army 2nd lieutenant
Kenneth E. Parsh, age 25, from Virden, Illinois, Macoupin county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: June 19, 1945
Death details: Died, non-battle; killed when his training plane crashed near Wahoo, Nebraska
Source: National Archives, Associated Press (1945)
He was stationed at Lincoln army air field and was killed when his training plane crashed three miles northwest of Colon, Neb. He had just been assigned to go fight in the Pacific when the crash occurred. This was in June of 1945. One of the last things he told his mother was the test planes were in need of repair.