Jess A Watson
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 556th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Itsy Bitsy
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 556th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Willingale
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Oklahoma City, OK | 29 December 1941 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
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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 |
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Born |
McCurtain County, Oklahoma | ||
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Based Missing in Action (MIA) |
Chipping Ongar | 29 November 1943 | Assigned to 556BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
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