Jesse Otis Watson Jr
Military
Chris Brassfield
Object Number - UPL 18049 - S/Sgt Jesse Otis (J.O.) Watson the 563rd Bomb Squadron. Ball turret gunner.
Son of Jesse Otis and Dina Watson Sr
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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: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cicero Kid
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Columbia, MO, USA | 23 May 1921 | |
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Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall, Diss, Suffolk IP22, UK | 6 July 1944 - 25 October 1944 | 39 missions |
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Died |
New Bloomfield, MO 65063, USA | 20 June 1985 | |
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Buried |
Windsor, MO 65360, USA | 24 June 1985 | Laural Oak Cemetery Windsor Henry County Missouri, USA |
Revisions
ContributorJenny
Changes
Sources
Transferred over information from duplicate record created by Jesse Watson's son, David56
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html
