Joseph Lee Parker Jr. (November 20, 1916 – September 27, 2012) was an American medical doctor.
Parker was the last surviving United States Naval physician who participated in the Allied invasion of Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944.
[1] Parker was assigned to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in 1943.
Naval physician, Parker treated wounded Allied and German troops for twenty-one days immediately following the invasion at a medical facility located on Omaha Beach.
[1] In 2011, Parker was awarded the Legion of Honour medal by the French government at a ceremony which included sixteen other American World War II veterans.