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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

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED SERVICE 1943; TRAINED AT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. SERVED IN PACIFIC THEATER. BURIED ALIVE ON TARAWA WHEN SHELL EXPLODED NEAR HIM AND DIRT FROM THE EXPLOSION COVERED HIM IN HIS FOXHOLE; A BUDDY DUG HIM OUT. WOUNDED IN 1944; AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.