World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Melvin Susie Watson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Battle Creek, Iowa
Honored By
Battle Creek American Legion
ENTERED SERVICE ON APRIL 24, 1942. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. OVERSEAS ON DECEMBER 12, 1942 TO AFRICA, SICILY, ITALY, FRANCE AND GERMANY. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 1 SILVER STAR AND 2 BRONZE STARS, BRONZE SERVICE ARROWHEAD, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, MERITORIOUS CITATION FOR 727TH RAILWAY OPERATING BATTALION STARS FOR BATTLES OF TUNISIA, SICILIAN, NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, NORTH APENNINES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. FIRST AID POST WORK IN ITALY. DISCHARGED ON SEPTEMBER 5, 1945; IN SERVICE 40 MONTHS.