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Personal info

Full name
WATERS, Herman L
Date of birth
20 May 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Langdale, Chambers County Alabama
Hometown
Langdale, Chambers County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34587603
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Right Waist Gunner
Unit
715th Bombardment Squadron,
448th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
I 19 13

Immediate family

Members
Fletcher L. Waters (father)
Minnie B. Waters (mother)
J.L. Waters (brother)
Alma Waters (sister)
Roma Waters (sister)
Ruby B. Waters (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
42-50341
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Picadilly Lily
Destination: Wesel, Germany
Mission: Supply Mission
MACR: 13546

More information

Sgt Herman L. Waters enlisted at Fort McClennan, Alabama, on 28 December 1942.

The aircraft was lost on a low-level raid on Wesel, Germany. The entire crew were killed in action.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR 13546, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census, www.findagrave.com - Crayton Smith

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred Munckhof, Crayton Smith