Henry Raymond Watkins (1924 - 1942)

Born 1924 in Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA

Ancestors

Died 9 Oct 1942 at about age 18 in Fort William Mckinley, Manila, The Philippines

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Pvt. Henry Watkins was Killed in Action during World War II.

Biography

Henry enlisted in the Marine Corps on 14 Jan 1942 and went through MCRD San Diego with the 10th Recruit Battalion.

During World War II he was assigned to Company B, First Battalion, 2nd Marines during the spring of 1942. His Company was involved in the Guadalcanal Campaign. After their work on the island of Tulagi they were heading for Aola. Henry's platoon were loaded into a Higgins boat with their combat packs loaded, as they were being towed by a YP boat, their Higgins boat split in half dumping the entire 2nd Platoon into the Sealark Channel. Henry and 13 other Marines in his platoon drowned in the channel.^[1][2]

Census Records

1930 Federal Census (Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States):

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

George H Watkins Head M 59 Wisconsin

Harriet E Watkins Wife F 43 Iowa

Edith M Watkins Daughter F 9 Colorado

Henry R Watkins Son M 6 Colorado

Alice A Watkins Daughter F 5 Colorado^[3]

1940 Federal Census (Ward 2, Boulder, Boulder City, Boulder, Colorado, United States):

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

George H Watkins Head M 69 Wisconsin

Harriet Watkins Wife F 53 Iowa

Edith Watkins Daughter F 18 Colorado

Raymond Watkins Son M 16 Colorado

Alice Watkins Daughter F 15 Colorado^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ http://missingmarines.com/2014/04/11/private-henry-r-watkins/
2. ↑ https://missingmarines.com/by-name/william/henry-r-watkins/
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X7WV-P54 : accessed 30 Nov 2014), Henry R Watkins in household of George H Watkins, Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0046, sheet 9B, family 265, line 94, film number 231, NARA microfilm publication T626, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); FHL microfilm 2339966.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VR63-NQ3 : accessed 30 Nov 2014), Raymond Watkins in household of George H Watkins, Ward 2, Boulder, Boulder City, Boulder, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-43, sheet 9A, family 218, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 457, NARA digital publication of T627, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

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