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Robert E. Watkins

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NAME:
Robert Ernest Watkins
NICKNAME:
Ernie
SERVICE NUMBER:
322936
HOME OF RECORD:
Joplin, MO
NEXT OF KIN:
Wife, Mrs. Robert Watkins
DATE OF BIRTH:
8/10/1924
SERVICE DATES:
9/26/1941 – 10/13/1945
DATE OF DEATH:
3/11/1971
CAMPAIGN UNIT MOS RATE RESULT
Saipan B/1/24 746 PFC WIA
Tinian B/1/24 746 Corporal WIA
INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS:
Purple Heart with Gold Star
LAST KNOWN RANK:
Corporal

Biography coming soon.

Clockwise from top left: Gil Miller, Robert "Ernie" Watkins, Donald Rau and Ed Curylo, all of First Squad, Third Platoon, Company B. Miller was killed on Iwo Jima.
Clockwise from top left: Gil Miller, Robert “Ernie” Watkins, Donald Rau and Ed Curylo, all of First Squad, Third Platoon, Company B. Miller was killed on Iwo Jima.

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