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Watson receives French Medal for WWII service in Europe
Retired Lt Col Ernest Kirby presented the French government’s WWII service medal to Joseph Watson in Ridge Spring after a lengthy process outlining his actions in the 291st Infantry Regiment. Watson survived heavy fighting from Appenwihr to the Battle of the Bulge and later tended pecan and peach groves near the Nut House.
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France
Aiken
Richard Jolley
Caraway
Charleston
Brantley
Watson
Ernest Kirby
S.C
Columbia
Normandy
Kirby
Atlanta
Washington, D.C
Ridge Spring
Paul Bartley
American Legion Post
Joe
Clemson
75Th
291St
Appenwihr
Belgium
Ardennes
Bulge
Rhine
Ruhn
Elizabeth
Joseph Calhoun Watson
Vier
Joe Watson
Vernon Brantley
Chris Caraway