John Stafford Atwater
Military
Object Number - UPL 22892 - F/O John S Atwater 434FS, 479FG, 8AF.
Assigned to 434FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. End of War (EOW).
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post War: Celebrated FBI agent who later became Police Chief of the Village of North Palm Beach.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
St Johns County, FL, USA | 28 October 1923 | Son of John G and Celeste [Brown] Atwater. |
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Enlisted |
South Bend, IN, USA | 10 December 1942 | South Bend, Indiana |
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Other Assigned |
Wattisham, Ipswich IP7, UK | 23 January 1945 | Assigned to 434FS, 479FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
North Palm Beach, FL, USA | 24 August 2001 | |
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Other End of War (EOW) |
Europe | End of War (EOW). | |
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Pinecrest Cemetery , Sebring, Highlands County, FL | Pinecrest Cemetery , Sebring, Highlands County, Florida, USA. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- Unit roster in THE 479th FIGHTER GROUP Ref D790.G479
