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词条 George Watson (United States Army Air Corps)
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|name=George Watson
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|birth_date= August 10, 1920
|death_date= June 19, 2017[1]
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|allegiance=United States of America
|branch=United States Army Air Forces
United States Air Force
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|Wartime rank= Sergeant
|unit=332nd Fighter Group
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|battles=World War II
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}}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 Corps 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]

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References

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1. ^[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mycentraljersey/obituary.aspx?n=george-watson&pid=185928136&fhid=27057 "Obituary"] Asbury Park Press, June 28, 2017
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mil/article/73197/ |title=Tuskegee Airman shares history with deploying Soldiers - The United States Army |publisher=Army.mil |date= |accessdate=2012-11-30}}
3. ^"WWII black pilots, Tuskegee Airmen, get top civilian honor" By William Douglas, McClatchy Newspapers, March 30, 2007
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