Jess A Watson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 556BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. Ferried B-26 41-31679 as pilot to ETO. Co-pilot to Walter Ives in B-26 41-31679; A/C iced up over the Channel, causing loss of control. Baled out prior to bale out command. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 12341



Awards: AM (2OLC), PH (OLC).

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Units served with

387th Bomb Group

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

People

Walter J Ives

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 556th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-31679

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Itsy Bitsy
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 556th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Oklahoma City, OK 29 December 1941 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Died

10 miles off Cherbourg, France 29 November 1943 A/C iced up over the Channel, causing loss of control. Baled out prior to bale out command. 29-Nov-43 KIA MACR 12341

Born

McCurtain County, Oklahoma

Based

Missing in Action (MIA)

Chipping Ongar 29 November 1943 Assigned to 556BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF.

Buried/ Commemorated

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Colleville-sur-Mer, France Tablets of the Missing

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9th Air Force Roll of Honor (IWM in liaison with Ninth Air Force veterans and group associations, American Battle Monuments Commission, and Buddies of the Ninth Association) / ABMC, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 514, NARA / B-26 memorials guide / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia