George Watson (U.S. Army Air Corps)
- George Watson (U.S. Army Air Corps)
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allegiance=United States
branch=United States Army Air Forces
United States Air Force
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rank=Lieutenant Colonel
unit=332nd Fighter Group
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battles=World War II
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George Watson Sr. is one of the Tuskegee Airmen, the 332nd Fighter Group. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.
On March 29, 2007, Watson attended a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol rotunda, where he and the other surviving veterans of the Tuskegee Airmen (and their widows) were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their service [ [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07089/773747-84.stm "WWII black pilots, Tuskegee Airmen, get top civilian honor"] By William Douglas, McClatchy Newspapers, March 30, 2007] .
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