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Burton L. WATTS

Male 1917 - 1945  (27 years)


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  • Name Burton L. WATTS 
    Birth 30 Dec 1917  Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 13 Dec 1945  [1] 
    Burial Manila, Philippines Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Siblings 1 brother 
    Person ID I21095  bmds
    Last Modified 23 Aug 2020 

    Father Orville J. WATTS,   b. Mar 1889, Ogle, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1919 (Age 29 years) 
    Mother Nora O’DONNELL,   b. 1894   d. 1968 (Age 74 years) 
    Family ID F3642  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Dec 1917 - Iowa
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Manila, Philippines
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Obituary.
      First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces, 375th Bomb Squadron, 308th Bomb Group, (Heavy), World War II. Crew member aboard B-24D Liberator #41-24238 "The Bad Penny."
       Departed Chabua, India, April 1, 1943 for a flight to Chengkung, China. A little over an hour into the flight the pilot radioed they were experiencing icing on the wings, and returning to Chabua. The bomber never reached base. It had crashed with five crew aboard and they were declared Missing In Action. The airplane was never located and the crew declared dead on December 13, 1945.

    2. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 56764175.