Name:
William D. Waters
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-684585
Unit:
341st Bombardment Squadron
Date of Death:
1943-11-16
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial, France
Plot:
A
Row:
1
Grave:
17
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
William D. Waters entered the military service in Ohio. He served in the 341st Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. Co-Pilot of the B-17 #42-3147 "Homesick Angel", he was Killed in Action on November 16, 1943 when their plane was shot down during a bombing raid over Istres, France. The wreck of their B-17 was discovered when the lake was dried up in the 60's. 2LT Waters is now buried in the Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial, France.