John William Watkins
Military Data
Unit C Company, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, USARV
Casualty Data
Start Tour 14 March 1966
Incident Date 11 April 1966
Casualty Date 11 April 1966
Age at Loss 21
Location Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam
Remains Body recovered
Casualty Type Hostile, died outright
Casualty Reason Ground casualty
Casualty Detail Multiple fragmentation wounds
Vietnam Wall Panel 06E Line 105
A dog tag for this individual has been found. If you are a family member and would like to have it, please notify us below at Submit More Information on this Veteran.
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 24 June 1944
- Date of death: 11 April 1966
- County: Jefferson
- Hometown: Jefferson City
- Service Branch: Army
- Division/Assignment: 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
- Theater: Southeast Asia
- Conflict: Vietnam
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XXIII, Top Panel
- Sponsored by: William E. Whitworth
Image Gallery
Click a thumbnail below to view at full size.
