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Watkins, Reginald [1]

Date of Birth: 
4/30/1940
Military Branch: 
Army
City/County: 
Charlotte
County: 
Mecklenburg
Education Details: 
1959 Graduate of West Charlotte High School
First Name: 
Reginald
KIA Date: 
11/15/1965
Last Name: 
Watkins
Middle Name: 
Alvin
Military Details: 
Sergeant Watkins entered service with United States Army after graduating High School. His years of service in the Army was 6 years when Deployed to Vietnam July of 1965 where he died by stepping on a land mine during a search and destroy mission.
Military Rank: 
Sergeant
Source: 

Charlotte News, December 1st, 1965

Charlotte Observer, December 2nd, 1965

State: 
North Carolina
Military Unit: 
Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Exhibit & Section: 
Gold Star Veterans [2]
Vietnamese Conflict [3]
Tags: 
Gold Star Veteran: Vietnam [4]
This node displays related exhibits: 
No
Burial Location: 
Raleigh National Cemetary

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