Personal File · AirmanKilled in Action
William R. Watters.
Navigator
The man.
§ Biography
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.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
1st Lieutenant
Position
Navigator
Serial Number
O-560451
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · newest first
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 674
12 Oct 1944
Osnabrück
M/Y
42-50606
→
Interment.
§ At Rest
Cemetery
Prisoner of War Cemetery, Achmer
Burial
Row 2, Grave 117