KOREAN WAR PROJECT REMEMBRANCE

SGT Walter John Watson

24th Infantry Regiment
G CO 2 BN
Army
Hostile, Died While Captured (POW)
Remains Not Recovered
Date Of Loss: November 27, 1950
Service Number: RA36799189
Born: February 4, 1924
Home Or Place Of Enlistment
Chicago, Illinois
Location Or Battle Zone: Chongchon River
Town Or Area: Kunu-Ri Area

Comments: Sergeant Watson was a member of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in North Korea on November 27, 1950 and died while a prisoner on March 8, 1951. His remains were not recovered.

Final Disposition Date: March 8, 1951
Korean War Project Key No: 31723

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