Watson, Thomas Forrest, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Watson, Thomas Forrest, Jr ‡ ⇗
Rank	Sergeant / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	13061154 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF station 106 Special Orders #46 dated 10 July 1943, effective 10 July 1943. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 547th Bomb Squadron Morning Reports dated 24 May 1945 and 25 May 1945 - 381st Bomb Group for return to the ZOI, effective 24 May 1945.
Duty	Non-flying duty
MOS	853 - Radar Mechanic, Navigation
Last Duty Date	24 May 1945
Results	Transferred
Decorations	Good Conduct Medal 15 January 1944.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 12 March 1918 Promoted to sergeant on AAF station 106 Special Orders #50 dated 1 August 1943. Promoted to Staff Sergeant effective 15 November 1944 per 547th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 16 November 1943. Ordered to Temporary Duty on 1 December 1943 for fourteen days to RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, purpose Gee-H Equipment Training. EM will draw advance PX rations, Rations and Quarters will be provided per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #157 dated 30 November 1943. Promoted to Technical Sergeant on AAF station 106 Special Orders #33 dated 18 February 1944. Reclassified from MOS 860 to MOS 853 on AAF station 106 Special Orders #214 dated 30 October 1944.

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
106⇗	12 May 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Observer	42‑38208⇗	Combat Mission Credit Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back at 1201 hrs because #1 engine went out and was running rough and losing oil. This occurred at a point about 100 miles inside Belgium, approaching the German border; since they were well within enemy territory, combat credit was awarded the crew for this mission. Sortie Report⇗
107⇗	13 May 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland	Observer	42‑102402⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy, 40th CBW. Sortie Report⇗

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