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Personal info

Full name
WATSON, John Henry
Date of birth
21 January 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
6147551
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 September 1944
Place of death
Büsbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 13 32

Immediate family

Members
Thomas J. Watson (father)
Katherine F. Watson (mother)
Francis W. Watson (brother)
Thomas Watson (brother)
James Watson (brother)
Anna M. Watson (sister)

More information

Pfc John H. Watson enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 26 November 1941.

He was a chauffeur before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet