Escar Watts Jr
Military
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 2103 - Squadron commanders of the 491st Bomb Group stand atop the control tower. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Tower- No pick, early '45 prob. L-R...
Assigned to 855BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. Squadron commander.
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Tyler County, TX | 29 April 1919 | Son of Escar Sr and Bessie May [Crawford] Watts. |
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Enlisted |
Lubbock, TX | 14 October 1940 | Lubbock, Texas |
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Died |
Woodville, Tyler County, TX | 5 March 1979 | |
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Buried |
Mount Zion Cemetery Chester, Tyler County, TX | 8 March 1979 | Mount Zion Cemetery Chester, Tyler County, Texas |
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Based |
Metfield | Assigned to 855BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
| Panorama City, CA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the middle name field to the suffix field.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.491st.org roster
