Union County Veterans Remembrance Committee

Permanent Veteran Record

Charles Blaine Watkins

BranchArmy
RankSergeant First Class
Conflict / EraKorean War
Years of Service1951 – 1954
Date of Birth10/13/1930
HometownMingo, Ohio, OH
AwardsBronze Star, Good Conduct Medal; United Nations Korean Service Medal; Korean War Service Medal with 5 campaign stars; Merit Unit Commendation
Monument PaverNo
SourceNo DD-214 found in Union Co. Recorder's Office as of 12/27/2007; DD-214 and information provided by veteran, Charles Blaine Watkins

Overseas service: Korea. School: North Lewisburg, Ohio. bulldozer operator; made landing strips for "hospital MASH Units" four minutes from front lines; I carry shrapnel in my head & hand (service related); service #15443464; enlisted on 01/23/1951, Columbus, Ohio; 1 year, 9 months and 2 days of foreign service; honorable discharge on 01/22/1954 from Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

Printed from the UCVRC Veterans Database · Courthouse Veterans Monument