Captain Forrest H. Parham was born in Canada but was raised in Minnesota and served with the US military in WWII and Korea. Forrest Parham was a member of the legendary Flying Tigers in the 75th FS/23rd FG based in Luliang, China.
In August and September 1944 Capt. Parham scored his first three victories while flying a P-40N and in November 1944, now equipped with a P-51C Mustang "Little Jeep" he scored his last victories making him an Ace. In April 1945 Parham was shot down in a P-51D and evaded capture.