George Watt
Military
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Object Number - UPL 15301
Shot down 5 November 1943 in B-17 #42-30789 'Flak Suit' of 388th Bomb Group/563rd Bomb Squadron. Evaded with the help of the the Comet Line. Wrote a book about his evasion : "Escape from Hitler's Europe : An American Airman Behind Enemy Lines". See his page at www.evasioncomete.be >>> Fiches.
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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: 100th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19081294 and O-740736
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19053337
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12038016 and O-802258
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37428551
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34362270
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flak Suit
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
New York City, New York, United States | 5 November 1913 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York, United States | 4 August 1942 | |
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Other Evaded |
Belgium, France and Spain | 5 November 1943 - 20 December 1943 | Helped by the Belgian COMETE evasion network |
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Died |
Northport, New York, United States | 7 July 1994 | |
| Freeport, Long Island, New York, United States |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment records
MACR 3137
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 282
Contacts with his son Dan
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3137 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
