George Watson

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. 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. References African-American United States Army personnel United States Army personnel of World War II Tuskegee University people Military personnel from Tuskegee, Alabama United States Army Air Forces soldiers 1920 births 2017 deaths United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II 21st-century African-American people African Americans in World War II