Edward Waters
Military
BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
Unknown Ground crew; Unknown; T/Sgt. Berchel L. Shope (Shoupe?), Radio Operator; T/Sgt. Joseph F. Zastenchik, Tail Gunner; T/Sgt. Walden P. Southworth, Flight Engineer; Unknown Ground Crew
FRONT ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
1st Lt. Joe McNeil, Navigator; 1st Lt. Paul D. Jessop, Pilot; 2nd Lt. Joseph Gagliano, Bombardier; 2nd Lt. Edward Waters, Co-pilot
Object Number - UPL 51082 - Sleepytime Gal (42-102527) Lt. Jessop's Crew, 322nd Squadron, 91st BG BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT: Unknown Ground crew; Unknown; T/Sgt. Berchel L....
Arrived in England 1 March 1944. Was made Squadron Operations Officer in April 1944. Shot down 21 June 1944 on 25th mission in A/C #42-102527, Prisoner of War (POW).
PH, AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster, EAME w/ 2 Bronze Stars, 2 Overseas Service Bars, American Defense Ribbon
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sleepytime Gal
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Woodcliff, Georgia, USA | ||
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 21 June 1944 | Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11) |
Revisions
Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5983 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Self, MACR 5983
