He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his ... He served with the Special Forces Operation Detachment, Company A, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne).

Public Law 438, 80th Congress. AN ACT To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to the unknown American who lost his life while serving overseas in the Armed Forces of the United ...

At Guadalcanal in the South Pacific, American forces went on the offensive ... the army awarded Watkins the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service above and beyond the call of duty.