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Billie Boyd Watson
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Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
182 FTR BOMB SQ 136 FTR BOMB WING
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Date of Death
July 22, 1951
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First Lieutenant Watson was the pilot of a F-84E Thunderjet fighter with the 182nd Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 136th Fighter Bomber Wing. On July 22, 1951, while on a combat mission, as he approached the target at low altitude his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, exploded and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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