John A Watt

Military

Shot down near Burgsteinfurt on 9/26/44 in B-24 'Temptation' #42-50477, Prisoner of War (POW).

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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

Aircraft

42-50477

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Turtlepnt, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 26 September 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9432 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database