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In Memoriam · 05 February 2025
Almon David WATKINS was born in Hillsdale Michighan on the 13 of march 1917. He graduated at hillsdale college and joined the army in Fort Sill. In december 1944 he was sent in europe and joined B company of the 112th infantry regiment, 28th division. on january the 20 he was seriously wounded by a friendly fire in Belgium during the battle of the Bulge. He was evacuated and died of his wound in Marseille Hospital on march 20 1945 aged 28 and is burried at American Rhone cemetery in Draguignan...