David Stanley Watt
Military
Object Number - UPL 49749 - "2nd Lt. David S. Watt, Lancaster, Pa., being presented the Air Medal by Brig. General Patrick Timberlake, 9th Air Force, Libya."
Assigned to 343BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43, flying in B-24 41-11896.
Awards: SS, DFC, AM (OLC), EAME (5 x battle stars), American Campaign (1 x bronze star).
Silver Star award - "For gallantry in action on February 20, 1943, while a pilot of a B-24 aircraft in Flight A, 343rd Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Group (Heavy), assigned to bomb enemy tanker ships anchored at Naples Harbor, Italy, in order to deprive the enemy of fuel for airplanes, tanks and trucks."
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Nightmare
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Soluch Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Etah, India | 15 February 1919 | Son of Rev. James and Shirley [Bangs] Watt. |
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Enlisted |
Harrisburg, PA | 11 July 1941 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
Lancaster, PA | 14 April 2007 | |
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Buried |
Woodward Hill Cemetery Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA | 17 April 2007 | Woodward Hill Cemetery Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |
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Based |
Benina | Assigned to 343BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. |
