Watkins, Richard Bruce, 1921-2013
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1921 - 2013
- Usage: 1921 - 2013
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Richard Bruce Watkins papers
Collection — Single Folder Collections - 2000 Box 6 (00.0140-00.0177), Folder: 00.0155
Identifier: 00.0155
Scope and Contents
This collection relates to Richard Bruce Watkins who served two years in the Pacific Theater of Operations as a U.S. Marine platoon leader, then as a commander of the E Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Division at Cape Gloucester, Peleliu, and Okinawa. Immediately after the war in August 1945, Watkins also served in China. The collection contains a manuscript entitled "Brothers in Battle--One Marine's Account of War in the Pacific" written by Watkins that concerns his time in the Pacific Theater.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1941-1946; Other: Date acquired: 05/15/2000
Found in:
FSU Special Collections & Archives
