Name:
Homer Virgil, Jr. Waits
Rank:
Lieutenant
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Unit:
377th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1943-08-19
State:
Mississippi
Cemetery:
Highland Cemetery, Mississippi
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Homer Virgil Waits, Jr. was born in 1920. He was the son of Homer Virgil and Cloteal Aultman Waits. He served in the 377th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group as a Lieutenant during World War II. LT Waits was killed on August 19, 1943 when his P-47C crashed into the Connecticut River while in a training after an engine failure. He is now buried in the Highland Cemetery, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi, USA.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, Thunderbolts Triumphant: The 362nd Fighter Group vs Germany's Wehrmacht