Wallace C Watts Jr

Military

Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30817 'Miss Flower III'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-30817

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Flower III
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Austria 10 October 1943 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

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http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to A/C #42-30817 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Changed middle initial from "E" to "C" based on WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added the words "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an admin can check out this person.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1044