World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Clarence Franklin Watts
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Corsicana, Texas
Honored By
Louise Birchfield
Relationship
Niece
ENTERED THE SERVICE IN 1943 WITH TRAINING AT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. HE SERVED IN THE PACIFIC AND WAS BURIED ALIVE ON TARAWA WHEN A SHELL EXPLODED NEAR HIM AND THE DIRT FROM THE EXPLOSION COVERED HIM IN HIS FOXHOLE. A BUDDY DUG HIM OUT. HE WAS WOUNDED IN 1944 AND WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.