WATKINS ROBERT W

CPT Robert W. Watkins was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 04/21/2007 at the age of 61.4 from Leukemia
California, MD
Date of Birth 11/14/1945
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps
Served in Vietnam with HMM-263 in 69-70, HMM-165 in 75
This information was provided by Winter 2007 PopA Smoke

More detail on this person: A retired Marine Corps colonel who was a command pilot for President Ronald Reagan died at his home of leukemia. Watkins served 30 years in the Marines. After making major in 1976 and being assigned to MAG 26, he coordinated the design and development of the CH-46E flight-simulator training device.

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024