World War II Honoree

Cecil W. Watts

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Wagoner, Oklahoma

Honored By

Jack C. Montgomery Veterans Affairs

HIS UNIT STAYED ABOARD U.S. ARMY TRANSPORT FIVE DAYS BEFORE DEPARTING PORT OF EMBARKATION AT OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. AS A CASUAL REPLACEMENT, LANDED ON LEYTE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND ASSIGNED TO 24TH INFANTRY DIVISION. FROM MINDANAO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, JAPANESE GUN EMPLACEMENTS OVERLOOKING HIGH CLIFFS. ALL RATIONS, AMMUNITION AND OTHER SUPPLIES WERE AIR DROPPED. RETURNED FROM OVERSEAS THROUGH SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA AND HONORABLY SEPARATED AT FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS.