Richard J Waters
Military
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UPL 45066
Identification Tag, Richard J. Waters
Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Amiens. Hit by flak, wounded in stomach and unconscious, unable to bale out, shortly after A/C exploded on impact, 1Lt Waters having been ejected, strapped in his armoured flight seat. Killed in Action (KIA). 8-Jul-44. MACR 6625.
Awards: AM (4OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Bag of Bolts
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 450th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Jefferson Barracks Park, 345 North Rd, St. Louis, MO 63125, USA | 11 March 1941 | Jefferson Barracks MO, USA |
Died |
62123 Warlus, France | 8 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Amiens. Hit by flak, wounded in stomach and unconscious, unable to bale out, shortly after A/C exploded on impact, 1Lt Waters having been ejected, strapped in his armoured flight seat. Killed in Action (KIA). 8-Jul-44. MACR 6625. |
Buried |
L'Arbre, 59152, France | 9 July 1944 | Interred L'Arbre cemetery France |
Missouri, USA | |||
Based |
Andrews Field | 8 July 1944 | Assigned to 450BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Re-Interred post conflict Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
Born |
St. Louis, MO, USA | Son of Mrs Frost E Waters. |