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Watkins, Reginald
City/County:
Charlotte
County:
Mecklenburg
First Name:
Reginald
Middle Name:
Alvin
Last Name:
Watkins
Date of Birth:
4/30/1940
Personal Details
Education Details:
1959 Graduate of West Charlotte High School
Burial Location:
Raleigh National Cemetary
Military Details
Military Branch:
Army
Military Rank:
Sergeant
Military Unit:
Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
KIA Date:
11/15/1965
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.
Source:
Charlotte News, December 1st, 1965
Charlotte Observer, December 2nd, 1965