World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Russel Raymond Watson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Williamsburg, Ohio
Honored By
Sandra Scott and Roger Watson
Relationship
Daughter and Son
Trained in Colorado as a ski trooper. He was sent to France after D-Day as part of the fill in troops. His group marched to Germany just after the Battle of the Bulge and he was later injured from being shot. He finished the war in Scotland as an ambulance driver where he had been sent to recover.