George Watson | |
Birth Date: | August 10, 1920 |
Death Date: | June 19, 2017[1] |
Allegiance: | United States of America |
Branch: | United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force |
Wartime Rank: | Sergeant |
Unit: | 332nd Fighter Group |
Battles: | World War II |
George Watson Sr. was a supply sergeant and support personnel for the Tuskegee Airmen, the 332nd Fighter Group. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.[2] Mr. Watson was sent to Italy in 1944 and served as a supply sergeant.On March 29, 2007, Watson attended a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol rotunda, where the surviving veterans of the Tuskegee Airmen (and their widows) were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their service.[3]