Frank K Watt
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Object Number - UPL 22246 - Frank K Watt - Lamoni, 452nd BG, KIA
Shot down by fighters and crashed near Meppen, GR on return from a mission to Brunswick on 10 Feb 1944 in B-17G 42-37960. Three of the crew were killed in the attack and the rest baled out before the crash. Killed in Action (KIA).
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Delta girl
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 10 February 1944 | |
|
Born |
Lamoni, Iowa, USA | ||
|
Buried |
Iowa |
Revisions
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2539 / MACR 2539, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
