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SSgt Jesse James Waters Jr

16 Jan 1924 – 30 Sep 1944

Birth	16 Jan 1924
Death	30 Sep 1944
Cemetery	Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila , Capital District , National Capital Region , Philippines
Added by	Paula and Dale on 15 Apr 2012
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56750710

Bio

Jesse served as a Staff Sergeant & Gunner on B-24J #44-40725, 319th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. He resided in Texas prior to the war. Jesse was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, while returning from a raid over Balikpapan, Borneo, was shot down by a Japanese fighter over the Pacific during the war. He was awarded and Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and a Purple Heart. Service # 38364167 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Airmen who perished on B-24J #44-40725: Cole, Robert W ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, CA Kasper, Rudolph J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY Kofsky, Warren M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY Kuemmel, John P ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NY Lacey, Albert J ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, IN McKeon, William J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY Rella, Rocco F ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY Spicer, Ralph G ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, TX Tietjen, Charles V ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NY Waters, Jesse J, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, TX ( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Family

Parents

• CMM Jesse James Waters 1892–1975
• Agnes Dittrich Waters 1904–1983

Siblings

• Janie Lucile Waters Milligan 1926–2005
• Hartley Ford Waters 1932–2023

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