John P Watson
Military
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UPL 33928
1LT John Watson
Co-PIlot
Crew#429 - Fred A. Knapp Crew
466th BG - 784th BS 466th Bomb Group collection
Co-PIlot
Crew#429 - Fred A. Knapp Crew
466th BG - 784th BS 466th Bomb Group collection
Andrew Knapp - grandson of Fred Knapp
June 20, 21, 24, 25, 28, & 29, 1944; July 1, 1944; with 93rd BG, 329th BS on July 23 & 25, 1944; August 8, 1944; September 11, 1944; October 5, 12, & 25, 1944; November 4, 6, 9, 10, & 11, 1944; November 16, 1944 flew with Capt. Bill Tikey's crew; November 25, 26, 27, 29, and 30, 1944; December 5, 11, 25, & 26, 1944; January 5, 1945 last mission.
DFC/ AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Hubba Hubba!
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron 329th Bomb Squadron 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 786th Bomb Squadron 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Belle
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Baltimore, Maryland | 11 October 1923 | |
Other Combat Tour |
Attlebridge, Norwich, UK | 20 June 1944 - 5 January 1945 | |
Baltimore, MD, USA | 1602 The Terraces |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources
"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom, page 157
Andrew Knapp - grandson of Fred Knapp
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self