Apr 7, 2003 · Air Force Maj. William “Salty” Watkins III, a weapons officer on an F-15E Strike Eagle, died April 7 while flying a combat mission near Tikrit, Iraq. Watkins was one of two officers killed...

Air Force Maj. William “Salty” Watkins III, a weapons officer on an F-15E Strike Eagle, died April 7 while flying a combat mission near Tikrit, Iraq. Watkins was one of two officers killed when the jet went down.

Lt. Col. Willliam R. Watkins was assigned to the 333rd Fighter Squadron based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.; killed in action when the F-15E he was in went down during a combat mission in Iraq. In his 37 years, William Watkins tried …

Apr 7, 2003 · William Randolph Watkins III was born December 17, 1965 in South Boston, Virginia. Following graduation in 1984 from high school he entered the U.S. Naval Academy, studied aeronautical engineering, and was a 1989 graduate. For the next 12-years he served in the Navy as a Naval Flight Officer in the A-6E Intruder and F-14A Tomcat.

Jan 28, 2005 · Air Force Maj. William R. "Salty" Watkins III, 37, of Danville, Va., was the weapons system office on an F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft that went down April 7 during a combat mission near Tikrit,...

Family members of Lt. Col. (select) William R. Watkins, III, confirmed yesterday that he died on Sunday, April 6, 2003 at approximately 7:50 p.m. EST. At the time he was flying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in an F-15E Strike Eagle and was completing a bombing mission in a hostile area in Northern Iraq when his airplane went down.

Apr 23, 2003 · WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Department of Defense officials announced April 23 that Maj. William R. Watkins III, 37, of Danville, Va., was killed in action April 7 while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Watkins was assigned to the 333rd Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.

Mar 3, 2024 · Captain Eric B. Das, aircraft commander, and Lieutenant Colonel William R. Watkins III, weapon systems officer, were killed April 7 when their aircraft went down during a combat mission over Iraq. They were assigned to the 333rd Fighter Squadron from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.

Apr 7, 2003 · Major William R. Watkins III of Danville, VA, was killed in action April 7, 2003 when the F-15E he was in went down during a combat mission near Tikrit, Iraq. Watkins was assigned to the 333 rd Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.

Apr 7, 2003 · In a joint burial, the remains of Lieutenant Colonel William R. "Salty" Watkins III (promoted posthumously) and Captain Eric B. "Boot" Das (1972-2003) were laid to rest in a single casket, in a single grave. This burial was 3 May 2003.