African American, Company D, Alaska Highway. Born: 25 July 1923, LA. Died: 27 September 2011, Winnsboro, Franklin, LA. Enlisted: 16 April 1941, Jacksonville Army Airfield, FL.
Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: filling station/parking lot attendant. His father was Joseph L. Watkins, a public school teacher, and his mother was Rena Watkins.
Serial #34073099