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WATKINS, Andrew Jackson Jr - Date of
birth
1912 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Texas -
Hometown
Davis, Murray County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6250908 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Linnich, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 18 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
Andrew J. Watkins (father)
Julia M. (Newell) Watkins (mother)
Henry Watkins (brother)
Mattie M. Watkins (sister)
Calvin R. Watkins (brother)
Lucile Watkins (sister)
Jaunita R. Watkins (sister)
James T. Watkins (brother)
Charles L. Watkins (brother)
More information
T/Sgt Andrew J. Watkins Jr. joined the Regular Army on 30 August 1939.His younger brother, T/4 James T. Watkins, is buried at the North Africa American Military Cemetery in Carthage, Tunisia.
Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Records / 1920/1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michael Beach