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Pfc.
Theodore L. Watson
Aug.
1, 1925 – April 3, 1945
Notchey
Creek Cem.,
Monroe Co., Tn
Mr. J.R. Watson
has been notified by telegram that his son, Pfc. Theodore L. Watson, who was
killed in action in Germany
on April 3, 1945, is being returned from Holland.
Theodore entered the service on Dec. 9, 1943, and
received his basic training at Fort. McClellan,
Ala., and Breckenridge,
Ky., reporting for overseas duty in
September, 1944, with Co. F., 117th Inf., 30th (Old Hickory) Division.
He was a member of Notchey
Creek Baptist Church.
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MADISONVILLE--Pfc.
Theodore L. Watson killed by German sniper.
Buried in Holland.
The
Knoxville News-Sentinel, Fri. May 25, 1945
PFC Theodore L. Watson
ID: 34889208
Branch of Service: U.S.
Army
Hometown: Monroe County, TN
Status: KIA
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Name:
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Theodore L Watson
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Birth Year:
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1925
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Race:
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White, Citizen (White)
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Nativity State or Country:
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Tennessee
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State of Residence:
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Tennessee
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County or
City:
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Monroe
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Enlistment
Date:
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18 Nov 1943
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Enlistment State:
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Georgia
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Enlistment City:
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Fort
Oglethorpe
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Branch:
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No branch assignment
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Branch Code:
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No branch assignment
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Grade:
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Private
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Grade Code:
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Private
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Term of
Enlistment:
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Enlistment for the duration of the War or other
emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or
otherwise according to law
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Component:
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Selectees (Enlisted Men)
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Source:
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Civil Life
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Education:
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Grammar school
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Civil
Occupation:
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Farm hands, general farms
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Marital
Status:
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Single, without dependents
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Height:
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00
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Weight:
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000
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Researcher and Designer
Joy Locke & Joe Irons
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