Joe C Watson
MilitaryAssigned to 703BS, 445BG, 8AF USAAF. Fire developed in the bomb bay in B-24 41-28666 on a mission to Friedrichshafen on 18-Mar-44 and the a/c exploded in mid-air and crashed N of St Lucien. Prisoner of War (POW).
Award: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-677555
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Dixie DuDrop
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 458th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 18 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Tivetshall
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Fresno, CA | 14 October 1942 | Fresno, California |
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Other Baled out |
Saint-Lucien, France | 18 March 1944 | Fire developed in the bomb bay in B-24 41-28666 on a mission to Friedrichshafen on 18 March 1944 and the a/c exploded in mid-air and crashed N of St Lucien. |
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 18 March 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
| Bakersfield, California | |||
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Based |
Tibenham | 18 March 1944 | Assigned to 703BS, 445BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Born |
Washington |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 3334;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3334, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces