Henry Overholt Watson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 25779 - 545th Bombardment Squadron Patch
B-17G #42-31166 'Miss Billie Jr' lost two engines after takeoff as the spare for an operational mission on 24 Mar 1944 and was forced to make a wheels up emergency landing in a field W of Nuthampstead. RTD.
Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31048, Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Air Crew Report #3866
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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
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Assigned |
Grafton Underwood, UK | 26 February 1944 - 13 April 1944 | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #38 dated 26 February 1944. Max J. Miller Crew, 10 combat missions. |
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Died |
13 April 1944 | ||
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Born |
McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
AAIR 44-03-24-524 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3866 / MACR 3866, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database