SFC Francis Joseph Watlins buried at Sea Jan 8, 1945 aboard USS Kitkun Bay
Typical personal items of an enlisted member of the crew of the USS Kitkun.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] The President of the United State's PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION to USS Kitkun Bay CVE 71 and crew - Battle off Samar, Philippines.
It would be nice if at some point you could scan and post the pictures you have of the USS Kitkun Bay and its crew.
It would be very helpful if at some point you could scan and post those pictures of USS Kitkun and its crew. I was only1 yr old when my uncle S1c...
My uncle, S1c Francis Joseph Watkins also served on the USS Kitkun Bay from 5 April 1944 until his death 8 Jan1945 when at 18:57 a Nakajima Ki-43...