Name: WATSON WILLIAM D
Branch: ARMY
Rate: W02
Rank: CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER
MOS: 100B
MOS Title: Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot
Entered: 6809
Discharged: 881101
Service Number: 
State: UNKNOWN
Race: CAUCASIAN

Chief Warrant Officer William D Watson flog als Pilot sowohl in Vietnam als auch 35 Jahre später im Irak !! Bei beiden Einsätzen trug er jeweils ein Zippo in seinem Pilotenoverall:

Dear Rolf,

I volunteered for a combat tour in Iraq flying medevac helicopter for the 101st Airborne Division.  It is quite a switch from my normal job as a college professor at the University of North Dakota.

At the end of my tour in November, 2005, I will forward my Zippo lighter to you, for free, if you would like it.  I smoke cigars, so the lighter is in my flight suit pocket for each combat mission in Iraq.

It is a satin finish Zippo that was made especially for the 101st Airborne Division "Eagle Dustoff" medevac unit with the unit crest embossed by Zippo into the front of the lighter.  I will have my name and call sign added at some point in the tour as soon as I can find a place to do it.

Best Regards,
Bill Watson
Bikini 17 (RVN 1970)
Eagle Dustoff 02 (Iraq 2005)