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Oral History
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d4bf3ab7-7211-4b19-9a9e-263898041370
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Oral History Collection
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OH 2004 003
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Oral History Collection
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Watt, David S.
World War II veteran
00:02:00 Introduction
00:16:03 Watt born in India
00:24:07 Parents were missionaries from Lancaster
00:31:00 Presbytarian
00:39:00 Born in northern India
01:17:00 Student at F & M.
01:33:00 Studied Business Administration at F & M.
01:43:00 Enlisted
01:47:00 Pilot experience
01:55:00 Had an aircraft
02:06:00 Learned to fly before enlistment
02:13:00 Training at Lancaster Airport
02:32:00 Interviewed Jessie and Howard Eckhart
03:20:00 Primary training in Oklahoma (Air force)
03:45:00 San Antonio (West Point of the Air)
04:07:00 Married current wife four years ago
04:18:00 Attended flight school as officer
04:23:00 flew B-24 Liberator bombers
04:36:00 Transition from small plane to large bomber
05:04:00 Ten people on B-24
05:32:00 Range of a B-24
05:46:00 Targets mostly in southern Europe
05:56:00 Targeted mostly harbors
06:23:00 Mission to hold Suez Canal against Rommel
06:54:00 B-24 against German anti-aircraft gunners
07:08:00 German fighters worst hazard
07:18:00 Watt flew twenty-seven missions
07:48:00 Memorable mission a disaster.
07:51:00 Attack on Ploesti oil refineries
08:05:00 Old organization and old planes
08:19:00 never announced that job was to eliminate air force
08:25:00 mission was low level attack
08:37:00 Not many people and planes survived
09:22:00 Attack was end of air force
09:28:00 Part of design but no one said so
09:55:00 Thirty-six planes sent out on Ploesti raid
10:17:00 No indication before hand
10:25:00 had done job assigned to unit
11:10:00 Making friends. Stationed in Palestine
11:42:00 Moved to Little Bitter Lake in Egypt
12:01:00 Relaxed between missions
12:14:00 Considered "assigned pilots"
12:43:00 Played poker for entertainment
13:21:00 Flew about every three weeks
13:47:00 Believed in performance not good luck
14:07:00 Became second in command of squadron
14:32:00 Medals brought by David Watt
16:05:00 Important document to service member
16:52:00 Medals awarded while in service
17:27:00 campaign medal
17:57:00 Bracelet he made for his first wife
18:27:00 also has frat pin from F & M
18:53:00 Silver Star
19:01:00 Silver Star, second highest medal
19:53:00 Received Silver Star in 2000
20:51:00 mission through bad fog
22:40:00 Watt was operations officer
22:44:00 Broke on top of cloud bank.
23:00:00 Attacked target with other bombers
23:02:00 Was attacked by German fighters
23:38:00 Status of war
24:30:00 Watt's Veterans Day Rememberance talk starts
31:45:00 Worked at Watt and Shand (3rd generation Watt)
32:27:00 Worked in Toy, Jewelry, Candy Departments
32:39:00 First Floor Manager
33:06:00 No problem with transition to civilian life
33:17:00 Family did not have a background in flying
34:49:00 Any thoughts to pass on to future military and current
35:09:00 Keep head up. And NOT up ….
Collection Date
2004-10-19
Collector
Newton, Beverly
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Watt, David S.
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Object ID
OH 2004 003
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