SGT Waters was killed when a supporting artillery unit, firing toward the enemy, dropped a few mortar rounds into the Command Post, killing SGT Waters and SGT Merle Allen Dentino, Peoria, Illinois. Witnesses stated about 27 others were wounded. They had just returned from the Cambodia Invasion the day before At the time of death, SGT Waters was survived by his parents. He is buried with his parents, Joe G. Waters (1922 - 2010) ( U. S. Navy veteran of World War II) and Bobbie Hicks Waters (1926 - 1988) in the Elam Church Cemetery, Four Points (Jenkins County), Georgia. Photos below show SGT Waters in Vietnam and his cemetery marker showing he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal (BSM), Air Medal (AM), and Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM). -- The Virtual Wall

 

18 Jul 2002 REMEMBERED by a comrade in arms, Ray Caples coolray48@hotmail.com

 

05 Jul 2007 "The Georgia Boy"... I tended to Mike as best I could the day he passed... Forever in my memory. Rest in peace, brother. From a friend, Gene Langley 216 Porters Lane Road, Rocky Point, N C shamanlcs@hotmail.com

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