Serviceman

Lyndon J Watson

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

34281808

Rank

Sgt (2 May 1944), Sgt (17 August 1944), Pvt (24 September 1944), Pvt (1 October 1944), 2LT (30 October 1944), 2LT (1 March 1945), 1LT (16 April 1945), 1LT (30 April 1945)

Hometown

Phoenix AZ

Also written

Lyndon Watson

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 56

Sources

483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

• Henry Carlisle Dent Crew · 817th

Missions placed on him

• mission 104, 11 October 1944 · Vienna South · The Henry Carlisle Dent crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 56)

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Awards

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

5 entries, first 2 May 1944, last 1 October 1944; grades seen: Pvt, Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

• 1943-12 HQ: 6 03 aptd Col
• 1944-05-02 817th: fr hosp to duty (LD)
• 1944-08-17 817th: Red to gr of Pvt 16 Aug
• 1944-09-24 817th: Above 7 EM fr duty to DS Rest Camp San Spirite
• 1944-10-01 817th: Fr DS Rest Camp San Spirite to duty 30 Sept

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 210, roll 474639099 p. 67, roll 566192358 p. 2433, roll 570165454 p. 492, roll 572487240 p. 455