World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas L. Watts
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Waverly, Virginia
Honored By
Nicholas S. Frasca
Relationship
Nephew
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. ENLISTED APRIL 1943. ATTENDED BASIC TRAINING IN MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. ATTENDED MECHANIC SCHOOL SPECIALIZING IN 10-TON WRECKERS AT CAMP LEE, VIRGINIA. ASSIGNED AS A SPECIAL VEHICLE OPERATOR, 30TH PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, P-38 LIGHTNING, 9TH AIR FORCE AT WILL ROGERS FIELD IN OKLAHOMA OCTOBER 1943. ASSIGNED WITH THE 30TH SQUADRON TO CHALGROVE, OXFORDSHIRE, U.K. FEBRUARY 1944. FORWARD DEPLOYED TO MIDDLE WALLOP, WILTSHIRE, U.K. FOR D-DAY OPERATIONS JUNE 1944. CONTINUED FORWARD DEPLOYMENTS TO THE FRONT LINES IN FRANCE, BELGIUM AND GERMANY UNTIL WAR'S END, MAY 1945. DECORATIONS INCLUDE DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER SERVICE RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE RIBBON, AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPE RIBBON, WWII VICTORY RIBBON. HONORABLY DISCHARGED NOVEMBER 1945.