Louie E Watkins

Military

Assigned to 728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, 8AF USAAF. Shot down at Rhade in B-17G 'Swing Shift Baby' 42-31348. Prisoner of War (POW). 31-Dec-44. MACR 11230.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31348

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Swing Shift Baby II a.k.a. Tarry-A-Long
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

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Events

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Shot down

27404 Rhade, Germany 31 December 1944 Shot down at Rhade in B-17G 'Swing Shift Baby' 42-31348. POW. 31-Dec-44. MACR 11230.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 31 December 1944 Prisoner of War (POW).

Born

Kannapolis, North Carolina

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11230