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WATTERS, Dawson Everitt - Date of
birth
29 October 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Jefferson County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-810270 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
863rd Bombardment Squadron,
493rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Oschersleben, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 15 | 13 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ralph L. Watters (father)
Adaline A. (Dawson) Watters (mother)
Ruth M. Watters (sister)
George F. Watters (brother)
Noel E. Watters (brother)
Alice I. Watters (sister)
Bertha F. (Fenton) Watters (wife)
Dawson Watters (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38295 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Magdeburg, Germany
MACR: 8867
More information
1st Lt Dawson E. Watters graduated from Louisville High School in 1938.E/A caused fire on no.3 engine and top of the fuselage on what believed to be A/C 295. Pilot slipped to the right and under the formation. One or two crewmen are believed to have jumped. No chutes were seen to have opened as A/C 164 passed over stricken aircraft and no further observations could be done. Lt. Durgin believes the crew were making delayed jumps. It is believed That Dawson bailed out of the side window of the Co-Pilot's seat. He may have gotten injured or killed when he left the plane. Fire was on that side of the plane where he balied out.
He was first buried at the cemetery of Oschersleben, Germany.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com
Photo source: www.ancestry.com, Peter Schouteten, Louisville High School 1938