William Thompson Watt
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 57177 - Sgt William Thompson Watt. KIA 3 Feb 1945
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 3 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 3-Feb-45 in B-17 42-102951; flak and mech failure, crashed Den Berg Texel, Netherlands Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12048
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-778901
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 3 February 1945
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Douglas, AZ | 15 December 1925 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Bliss, el Paso, TX | 17 February 1944 | Fort Bliss el Paso Texas |
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Died |
Den Berg Texel, Netherlands | 3 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 3-Feb-45 in B-17 42-102951; flak and mech failure, crashed Den Berg Texel, Netherlands Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12048 |
| El Paso, Texas, USA | |||
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Thorpe Abbotts | 3 February 1945 | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Plot L Row 16 Grave 14 |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12048 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
