GREEN BERETS Watson, Billy Joe

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Watson ​

• FORENAME

Billy Joe ​

• UNIT

5 SF Group (MACV-SOG-CCS) (Task Force Advisory Element 3)​

• RANK

Sergeant First Class ​

• NUMBER

444408786​

• DATE OF DEATH

21st June 1971 ​

• AGE

38 ​

• GRAVESITE

Lafayette Memorial Park,Fayetteville,Cumberland County,North Carolina Veterans Section C 192 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Okemah,Oklahoma​

born 19.10.1932 Okemah,Oklahoma​

son of William J. Watson,608 West Eufala Street,Okemah,Oklahoma​

son of Etta B. Watson,202 South Second Street,Okemah,Oklahoma​

husband of Freda Louise (nee Dacus) Watson,813 Morriston Street,Fayetteville,North Carolina (5 children Robert,Billy,Anthony,Lisa and David)​

wife (1929-97) served US Army in Korean War​

entered service 1952​

7 SF Group (Company A,1 Bn) 1963-64​

5 SF Group (Det A-405) (4 M.S.F.C.) 1968-69​

MACV-SOG 1969-71​

awards Bronze Star with 2 oak leaf clusters,Air Medal with 5 oak leaf clusters​

killed in vehicle when lightning set off claymore mine Ninh Thuan Province,South Vietnam (non hostile)​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 03W Line 84​

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