More detail on this person: Joe served in the
281st AHC in 1967 as a Fire Team Leader in the
Wolf Pack. He was an skilled pilot and great team
leader who also served as the Admin Officer for
the 281st. Following a tour in Germany Joe left
the Army as a 1ST LT. He worked as a flight
instructor in Colorado then joined Continental
Airlines as a pilot. Joe died on November 21,
1988. His Mother Doris resides in Tijeras, NM and
his Father, Maj. Joseph F. Parnell Sr. USAF Ret.
is living in a nursing home in Pueblo, NM.
Joe came to me in 1967. He had some college
training in journalism, and was immediately given
the job of writing awards and decorations stuff.
We set him up in a very small command tent with a
field desk and light, and he was delighted to have
the responsibility.
From: Barc Boyd, Wolf Pack Platoon Leader in
1966.
He was also the standardization IP for Wolf Pack.
I took my initial check ride with Joe. A good guy
and great pilot.
From: Joe Bilitzke.
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