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William R. Watters

Navigator

1st Lt. William R. Watters served as navigator aboard B-24J 42-50606 on the 12 October 1944 mission to Osnabruck.

Watters was killed when the aircraft was shot down. German records confirm he was one of four crew members whose charred remains were found in the burned aircraft and interred together at the Prisoner of War Cemetery, Achmer, Row 2, Grave 117.

Killed in Action

Sortie Log

1 CATALOGUED SORTIE
12 OCT 1944

The sorties below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

8AF Mission
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 674
12 OCT 1944
OsnabrückM/Y
Lead aircraft (circle-1 marker)
42-50606
§ Interment
Cemetery
Prisoner of War Cemetery, Achmer
Burial Location
Row 2, Grave 117