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William D. WATERS
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Source : Andy
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-684585 | ||||||
| AGE | 22 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1921 | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | OHIO | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Oliver D. & Margaret K. WATERS | ||||||
| RANK |
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| FONCTION | Co-pilot | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT |  | ||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 7 July 1942 | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 341st Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 97th Bomb Group | ||||||
| ARMY | 15th Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 16 November 1943 |
Source : Victor DANIEL | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Etang de Lavalduc - 4 km d'Istres | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type F-25-DL - s/n 42-3147
Macr : 1195 Depienne take off, Tunisia Crash observed by 2Lt Norman F. WAGNER and S/Sgt Samuel H. JONES The wreck was reportedly removed by American authorities in the 1970s, which may explain the common grave. Shot by the flak at 13:50 | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY | CIMETIERE PROVISOIRE de Luynes Cemetery, Aix-En-Provance N°3551 | ||||||
| CEMETERY | RHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan | ||||||
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| STORY | |||||||
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B-17 "Homesick Angel" parked on its airfield. Source : Patootie | |||||||
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William WATERS, son of Oliver and Margaret was born in 1921 in Brookside, Ohio.
He enlisted in the US Air Force in July 1942 and was directed to training as a bomber pilot.
It was converted into a B-17 training course before being assigned to the 341st Bomber Squadron. |
Le 2Lt. William WATERS in flight gear Source : Nicolas CHERION | ||||||
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Source : Andy |
Young pilot he is designated as co-pilot of the 1Lt. Richard PACKARD.
Their plane crashed on 16 November 1943 near Istres after being shot down.
Only one member of the crew will be taken prisoner. | ||||||
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Stele in tribute to the crew in Istres. Source : Humbert CHARVE | ||||||
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-25-DL - s/n 42-3147"Homesick Angel"
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| 1Lt | Richard A Jr | PACKARD | Pilot | Dead | Zachary Taylor Nat Cem. C1079 Louisville, Kentucky | O-735440 - Dayton, Ohio |
| 2Lt | William D WATERS | CoPilot | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | O-684585 - PH - Bridgeport, Ohio |
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| 2Lt | Daniel E | DUSTIN | Navigator | Dead | Zachary Taylor Nat Cem. C1079 Louisville, Kentucky/Sheridan Cam. Auburn, Nebraska |
O-671404 - Wishita, Kansas |
| 2Lt | Leon E Jr | CASE | Bomber | Dead | Zachary Taylor Nat Cem. C1079 Louisville, Kentucky | O-728033 - Iron Moutain, Michigan - For Gravelocator, the date of death is: 24/4/52, but common |
| T/Sgt | Melvin E |
HERTEL | Radio | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | 38143522 - AM+1/PH - Schulenburg, Texas -Body found on 12/08/1944 |
| T/Sgt | Leo F | GARRITY | Mechanic | Dead | Zachary Taylor Nat Cem. C1079 Louisville, Kentucky |
33329686 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Bones and identity plate found in August 44 |
| S/Sgt | Earl W | LARGE | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | 19086054 - AM+2 - Oakland, California - Body found on 01/08/1944 |
| S/Sgt | Kenneth O "Kenny" | ESLICK | Gunner | Prisoner | 39609670 - Born the 30/11/1918 - Creston, Montana - Son of Paul H Eslick et Myrtle Carpenter-Eslick; époux de Lavina Rost-Eslick - Strafed during his parachute descent - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf - Décédé en 1998 (Lone Pine Cem) | |
| S/Sgt | Charles D Jr | ATKINS | Gunner | Dead | Zachary Taylor Nat Cem. C1079 Louisville, Kentucky | 12128318 - Brooklyn, New York |
| S/Sgt | James M 'Jimmy' | ELLIOTT | Gunner | Dead | Fairview Cem. Phillipsburg, Kansas | 19102558 - 21 yo- McMinnville, Oregon - Son of Robert C Elliott et Leora Gibson Elliott - Body found on 21/07/1944 |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Victor Daniel - Findagrave.com - Francecrashes39-45.net - Abmc.gov - Fold3 |
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| PROGRAMMER | Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |