World War II Honoree

Donald F. Watters

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

St. Paul, Minnesota

Honored By

Mike Walsh

HE WAS A CREWMEMBER ON THE DESTROYER THE USS EDSALL. ON MARCH 1, 1942, THE EDSALL WAS CAUGHT BY A LARGE FORMATION OF JAPANESE WARSHIPS NEAR THE ISLAND OF JAVA. THE EDSALL WAS SUNK AND HE WAS PICKED UP BY THE JAPANESE NAVY AND TAKEN PRISONER OF WAR. HE WAS THEN TAKEN TO KENDARI AND EXECUTED BY THE JAPANESE.