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Personal info

Full name
WATSON, Robert
Date of birth
16 April 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Carter County, Tennessee
Hometown
Roan Mountain, Carter County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34497623
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bennwihr-Sigolsheim, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 12 3

Immediate family

Members
John Watson (father)
Maggie Watson (mother)
Ada Watson (sister)
William F. Watson (brother)
Amos Watson (brother)
Phoebe A. Watson (sister)
Nellie Watson (sister)
Homer L. Watson (brother)
Mary M. (Mosley) Watson (wife)

More information

S/Sgt Robert Watson was employed by John Mathes Carter before he enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 2 December 1942.
He was awarded the Silver Star medal posthumously for his actions on 26 December.
He was killed by small arms fire in the neck.

Sgt Watson is remembered at Johnson Roan View Cemetery in Roan Mountain, Carter County, Tennessee with a memorial marker.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / MJ