William J Watkins

Military

Assigned to 706BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. On noball mission to Wizernes, France in B24-H 42-7610 'Satan's Sister' suffered engine failure, salvoed bombs before attempt to land, crashed 1 mile West of Thorpe Abbotts. Killed in Action (KIA).



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

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

People

Clark H Jensen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39450268 / O-1011266
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-7610

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Satans Sister
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bungay

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Holmes County, MS, USA 18 March 1921

Enlisted

Building 82, Warehouse Ave, Hattiesburg, MS 39407, USA 20 August 1942 Camp Shelby Mississippi

Died

1 mile W Thorpe Abbotts, Diss IP21 4JA, UK 27 April 1944 On noball mission to Wizernes, France in B24-H 42-7610 'Satan's Sister' suffered engine failure, salvoed bombs before attempt to land, crashed 1 mile West of Thorpe Abbotts. Killed in Action (KIA).

Based

Bungay 27 April 1944 Assigned to 706BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

1635 Carrollton Ave, Greenwood, MS 38930, USA Oddfellowe cemetery Greenwood, MS

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/87947635-william-j-watkins
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https://www.fold3.com/image/321120730?terms=William%20J%20Watkins

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.446bg.com/