John Henry Watts III
Military
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UPL 46165
Clarence Strawn Crew
390th BG - 568th BS - 8th AF
Standing L to R: Howard H. Carey (FE), Vernon Bohn (BTG), Hector Marsiglia (RO), Henry Wilson (WG), Unidentified Person
Kneeling L to R: Clarence Strawn (P), John Watts (CP), Theodore Lipchitz (N), Charles Bennett (B)
This is an odd photo as it appears that someone has tried to paste a face on the body identified as Clarence Strawn. The face doesn't really look like other known photos of Strawn. 390th Bomb Group collection
390th BG - 568th BS - 8th AF
Standing L to R: Howard H. Carey (FE), Vernon Bohn (BTG), Hector Marsiglia (RO), Henry Wilson (WG), Unidentified Person
Kneeling L to R: Clarence Strawn (P), John Watts (CP), Theodore Lipchitz (N), Charles Bennett (B)
This is an odd photo as it appears that someone has tried to paste a face on the body identified as Clarence Strawn. The face doesn't really look like other known photos of Strawn. 390th Bomb Group collection
Notes
Crew Number 96, 7, 32,11
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Silver Slipper
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Boomerang Baby, Lady Satan
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Paper Doll
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Rovin’ romona ii/big friend
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Missions
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Buried |
Cape Canaveral National Cemetery, Mims, Florida | 21 March 1919 | Cape Canaveral National Cemetery Mims, Brevard County, Florida, USA Plot SECTION 11 SITE 437 |
Born |
Hackensack, NJ | 8 June 1919 | |
Miami, Florida | 16 October 1940 | 1910 NW 79th Street | |
Other 390th BG Combat Tour |
Framlingham Airfield, UK | 10 February 1944 - 30 May 1944 | |
Died |
Indian Harbor Beach, FL | 18 March 2019 | John Henry Watts, III of Indian Harbour Beach, FL died at home. Harry was a retired, U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam. During WWII, Harry flew 30 missions with distinction as pilot of the B-17 Flying Fortress, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. Preceded in death by his wife of 72 years, Betty Marie James Watts (married 1946) and daughter, Gail M Cousens, surviving are children, John H. Watts IV (Kris) of Melbourne, FL, Jamie A. Bednarski (Joe) of Albuquerque, W. Andrew Watts (Lizzy) of Brooklyn, NY, Jeffrey S. Watts (Janette) of Sydney, Australia, Michele E. Watts of Indian Harbour Beach; 12 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Watts%2C+John+H