Clinton Watters Service Record Entered the Marines Corp 1/5/42 Honorably Discharged-Disability 8/24/45 Served two tours in the Asiatic-Pacific 4/10/42 to 2/10/44 8/12/44 to 4/15/45 Participated in action against the enemy Pavuvu, Russell Islands, British Soloman Islands 2/21/43 to 3/18/43 Bougainville, BSI 11/1/43 to 1/12/44 Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands 2/19/45 Organizations served Boot Camp, Parris Island 1/5/42 to 2/14/42 7th Marines,1 st Bn., N. C. and Samoa (his first encounter with John Basilone) 2/14/42 to 8/22/42 22nd Marines,1st Bn., Samoa 8/22/42 to 9/20/42 3rd Marine Raider Bn., Samoa, New Hebrides, Russell Islands, New Caledonia, Bougainville, Guadalcanal. 9/20/42 to 2/14/44. 27th Marines, 1st Bn. California, Hawaii, Iwo Jima (all with John Basilone) 2/14/44 to 8/24/45 Decorations Navy and Marine Corp Medal, Hawaii 1/13/45 click to see the citation Purple Heart Iwo Jima 2/19/45 Presidential Unit Citation, Iwo Jima 1945 Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/3 bronze stars, Russell Islands, 1943 Bougainville, 1943-44 Iwo Jima, 1945 American Campaign Medal, 1942 1944-45 World War II Victory Medal, 1942-45 Highest Rank Held: Sergeant 9/1/43 to 8/24/45