Wilson D. Watson
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Wilson Douglas Watson was a United States Marine Corps private who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on Iwo Jima during World War II. He single-handedly killed 60 enemy soldiers, thus enabli
Watson circa 1945
Watson during his time in the USMC
2nd Battalion, 9th Marines
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2nd Battalion, 9th Marines was an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. Formed during World War I, the unit played an instrumental role in the defeat of the Japanese forces in the Batt
Wilson D. Watson
…at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, and was deployed overseas on January 24, 1943. Serving as an automatic rifleman with Company G, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division during the bitter fighting on Iwo Jima, Watson earned the Medal of Honor for heroism during February 26–27, 1945…
2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment insignia
Marines trudge forward through calf–deep mud on the Numa Numa Trail, Bougainville—November 1943
Marines of E/2/9 carry a wounded Marine to a MEDEVAC helicopter during Operation Hickory III
2/9 insignia from the Vietnam-era.