World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert J. Watkins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE 379TH BOMB GROUP. HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN DURING THE WAR AND HE BECAME A PRISONER OF WAR ON AUGUST 17, 1943 WHEN HE WAS CAPTURED IN EUROPE AND WAS HELD IN STALAG 17B.