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name
WATERMAN, George W - Date of
birth
22 February 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12136487 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Waist Gunner -
Unit
545th Bombardment Squadron,
384th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 June 1943 - Place of
death
Wilhelminadorp, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 9 | 44 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles E. Waterman (father)
Helen M. (Lotz) Waterman (mother)
Richard C. Waterman (brother)
Robert Waterman (brother)
Doris P. Waterman (sister)
Phillis I. Waterman (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30076 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Antwerp, Belgium
Mission: Bombing of the former Ford and General Motors plant
MACR: 2165
More information
S/Sgt George W. Waterman was a chauffeur before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Newark, New Jersey on 3 September 1943.This was the first loss for the 384th Bomber Group. The airplane was 9,000 feet below the formation when it was being attacked by at least eight Fw-190 fighters off the coast of Belgium. Three engines seemed to be on fire. The plane seemed to explode in midair.
Four crew members were killed, and six men were taken prisoner.
His parachute did not open.
He was first buried at the Noorder Cemetery in Vlissingen, the Netherlands
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.384thbombgroup.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Family Trees / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com
Photo source: Guy Maes, Menno Polderman