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Personal info

Full name
WATSON, Russell D
Date of birth
1914
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Dunbar, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Dunbar, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
O-1012882
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Platoon Commander
Unit
C Company,
48th Tank Battalion,
14th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 November 1944
Place of death
Barr, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 24 80

Immediate family

Members
John A. Watson (father)
Lovery (Newbrough) Watson (mother)
John A. Watson (brother)
Sidney Watson (sister)
George Watson (brother)
Nora Watson (sister)
Violet Watson (sister)
Freda O. (Humphreys) Watson (wife)
Yvonne G. Watson (daughter)
Russell D. Watson (son)

More information

When 1st Lt Russel D. Watson ordered his platoon to fall back, the column had difficulties with turning the vehicles under accurate enemy fire. Several men, including Lt Watson, were killed during the maneuver.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Sandra Smart Family Tree / 1920 Census, www.findagrave.com, http://14thad.org
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