William J Watson

Military

Crash landed in a field near East Shropham due to the props on two engines running away on form-up for a mission to Frankfurt on 4 Feb 1944 in B-17F #42-30188 'Temptation'. RTD. Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #4297620. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cat’s Sass Temptation
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 24 April 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4164 / MACR 4164, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; Snetterton Falcons, pg 133 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database