Born: June 27, 1917
Died in Service: March 1, 1945 while serving on Guam.

U.S. Army Air Force
Rank: Sergeant
3rd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron

Prior to entering the service in April 1942, Sgt. Watkins had attended Pan American Business College in Richmond and worked at Solvay in Hopewell.

Sgt. Watkins was survived by his wife of one year, Mrs. Josephine Ameen Watkins, his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Ashby N. Watkins and a sister, Julia.

Interment: Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery, Dinwiddie, Virginia