Wheaton Soldier Dies 1 Month After Being Injured In Afghanistan

WHEATON, Ill. (CBS) – A U.S. soldier from Wheaton has died from injuries he received last month in Afghanistan.

Army Spc. Samuel T. Watts, 20, died Saturday in Bethesda, Md., the Defense Department announced Monday. He had been wounded April 25 in Zharay, Afghanistan, from an improvised explosive device.

Watts was assigned to the 1^st Battalion, 508^th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4^th Brigade Combat Team, 82^nd Airborne Division, based in Fort Bragg, N.C.

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