QM2 William Emery Parichy
Born: 20 April 1924 – Chicago, Illinois
Parents: Emery A. Parichy & Margaret D. Kramer-Parichy
– father was Proviso Township High School Board of Education President
Name on Military Records: Emery William Parichy
Siblings: 2 sisters
Home:
– 1113 South Harlem Avenue – Forest Park, Illinois
Education:
– Saint Bernadine School
– Proviso Township High School
– National Honor Society
– Class of 1942
Enlisted:
– 20 January 1943 – Chicago, Illinois
– U.S. Navy
Serial Number: 8512262
Training:
– Great Lakes Naval Station – Great Lakes, Illinois
Rank: Quartermaster Second Class
Ship:
– U.S.S. Osprey
– Raven Class minesweeper
– 2 November 1943 – 5 June 1944
Engagements:
– Normandy Invasion
Killed in Action:
– 5 June 1944
– Osprey struck mine on its way to Normandy
– William Parichy was one of six sailors killed in an explosion while dining
below deck
– although the fires were put out by the crew, the ship still sunk
– 19 July 1944
– parents receive word he was Missing in Action
Memorial: Tablets of the Missing – Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France
