PFC David Eugene Watkins
Birth |
Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Death | 25 May 1968 (aged 20)
Kon Tum, Vietnam
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Burial | Westminster, Orange County, California, USA |
Memorial ID | 105858454 · View Source |
He was a 1966 Graduate of Western High School, Anaheim California.
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PERSONAL DATA:
Home of Record Los Alamitos, CA
Date of birth: 08/28/1947
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MILITARY DATA:
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Private First Class
ID No: 56711075
MOS: 05B20: Radio Operator
Length Service: 00
Unit: HHC, 3RD BN, 12TH INFANTRY, 4TH INF DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: 05/06/1968
Incident Date: 05/25/1968
Casualty Date: 05/25/1968
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Kontum Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Gun or small arms fire
URL: www.VirtualWall.org/dw/WatkinsDE01a.htm
ON THE WALL: Panel W67 Line 6
MEDALS:
National Defense Service Medal - 1967
Vietnam Service Medal - 1968
Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation - 1968
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal – 1968
POSTHUMOUS AWARDS/MEDALS
Bronze Star - 1968
Purple Heart - 1968
He was a 1966 Graduate of Western High School, Anaheim California.
Below is cited at www.virtualwall.org. Used with permission.
PERSONAL DATA:
Home of Record Los Alamitos, CA
Date of birth: 08/28/1947
This page Copyright© 1997-2013 www.VirtualWall.org
MILITARY DATA:
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Private First Class
ID No: 56711075
MOS: 05B20: Radio Operator
Length Service: 00
Unit: HHC, 3RD BN, 12TH INFANTRY, 4TH INF DIV, USARV
CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: 05/06/1968
Incident Date: 05/25/1968
Casualty Date: 05/25/1968
Age at Loss: 20
Location: Kontum Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Gun or small arms fire
URL: www.VirtualWall.org/dw/WatkinsDE01a.htm
ON THE WALL: Panel W67 Line 6
MEDALS:
National Defense Service Medal - 1967
Vietnam Service Medal - 1968
Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation - 1968
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal – 1968
POSTHUMOUS AWARDS/MEDALS
Bronze Star - 1968
Purple Heart - 1968
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- Created by: Billy M. Brown
- Added: 26 Feb 2013
- Find A Grave Memorial 105858454
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for PFC David Eugene Watkins (28 Aug 1947–25 May 1968), Find A Grave Memorial no. 105858454, citing Westminster Memorial Park, Westminster, Orange County, California, USA ; Maintained by Billy M. Brown (contributor 46859520) .