Fred Gordon Waterman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Cognac, France in B-17 #42-31064 'Hey Lou' 31-Dec-43; damaged by flak and fighters, crashed into sea, St Catherine’s Point, off Isle of Wight, UK. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1872



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-801998
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hey Lou
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Utica, Oneida, NY 27 October 1921 Son of Fred G. and Rose E. Waterman

Enlisted

Utica, NY 22 August 1942 Utica, New York

Died

Off Isle of Wight 31 December 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Cognac, France in B-17 #42-31064 'Hey Lou' 31-Dec-43; Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1872

Buried

Cambridge American Cemetery Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK

Based

31 December 1943 Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Added Some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

 

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Added a connection to 8th AF. Added a "-" in the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography".

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Added connections to the pilot, Donald H. Lawry, the airbase, Deenethorpe, and to the A/C 42-31064.

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