US PARAS Watson, Billie

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Watson ​

• FORENAME

Billie ​

• UNIT

509 Parachute Infantry Battalion (Company A) ​

• RANK

Private First Class ​

• NUMBER

14029725 ​

• AWARD

Silver Star,Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster ​

• PLACE

Europe 1944-45 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 12.1.1917 Lawrenceville,Georgia​

Civilian Conservation Corps​

entered service 1940​

504 Parachute Bn (Company A) 1941 (Pvt)​

503 PIR (Company D,2 Bn) 1942​

509 PIR (Company D,2 Bn) 1942-43​

509 PIB (Company A) 1943-45​

508 PIR (Company C) 1945​

discharged July 1945​

WIA South France 1944​

WIA Ardennes 1944-45​

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