John Knight Waters (1906 - 1989)

Born 20 Dec 1906 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Husband of Beatrice Ayer (Patton) Waters — married 27 Jun 1934 in Washington, D.C.

Died 9 Jan 1989 at age 82 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Biography

John Waters was born in 1906. He passed away on 9 Jan 1989. ^[1] He is buried in the Immanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery, Sparks, Baltimore County, Maryland. ^[2]

John Knight Waters was a United States Army four-star general who served as commander, U.S. Army, Pacific from 1964 to 1966. He was also the son-in-law of General George S. Patton. During World War II, he was taken prisoner while fighting in Tunisia in 1943, leading Patton to set up the controversial Task Force Baum to break him out. During his military career he received numerous medals, decorations and honors. They included the Army Distinguished Service Cross, Army Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, and the Prisoner of War Medal. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Waters graduated from The Boys' Latin School in Baltimore in 1925 and then attended Johns Hopkins University in Maryland for two years before deciding he wanted a military career. He relocated to Illinois in order to obtain an appointment to the United States Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1931 with a commission in the cavalry. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSD6-Z2G : 20 May 2014), John K Waters, 09 Jan 1989; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58853391/john-knight-waters : accessed 08 April 2022), memorial page for Gen John Knight Waters (20 Dec 1906–9 Jan 1989), Find a Grave Memorial ID 58853391, citing Immanuel Episcopal Church Cemetery, Sparks, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave
3. ↑ https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/6221
4. ↑ http://www.militaryhallofhonor.com/honoree-record.php?id=355
5. ↑ https://army.togetherweserved.com/army/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=213633
6. ↑ http://www.west-point.org/users/usma1931/9175/

Also See

• Wikipedia: John K. Waters
• Wikidata: Item Q6242412, en:Wikipedia
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2XG-VTG : accessed 14 October 2018), J K Waters in household of A E Waters, Election District 9, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 34, sheet 14B, family 292, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 551; FHL microfilm 1,374,564.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M63Z-T3K : accessed 14 October 2018), John M Waters in household of Elza R Waters, Election District 8, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; citing ED 27, sheet 17B, line 71, family 354, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 655; FHL microfilm 1,820,655.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3WQ-8VW : accessed 14 October 2018), John K Waters in household of Arnold E Waters, Election District 08, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 36, sheet 16A, line 14, family 358, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 846; FHL microfilm 2,340,581.
• GEN. John Knight Waters, 82; Capturd by Germans in WWII, Chicago Tribune Article
• Gen John Kinght Waters, 82; Fought in WWII and Korea, New York Times Article