Korean War
Service # | 15271455 |
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Rank | Private First Class U.S. Army |
Date of Death | August 10 1950 |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Private First Class Watters was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Private First Class Watters was a member of Battery A, 26th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion, 24th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in Korea on July 20, 1950 and returned to duty later that day. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on August 10, 1950.