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Watson commanded 2
Marine Division from April 1944 to June 1945. He led the division through the Marianas and Okinawa campaigns.
| 1892-1-18 |
Born at Oskaloosa, Iowa |
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| 1912-11-11 |
Enlists in Marine Corps |
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| 1916-10-20
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Second lieutenant |
Commissioned in the Marine Corps.
Assigned to 2 Provisional Brigade, Dominican Republic |
| 1924 |
Marine Corps Base, San Diego |
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| 1927-3 |
3 Marine Brigade, China |
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| 1928 |
Field Officers' School |
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| 1929 |
Instructor, Field Officers'
School |
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| 1930-10 |
Naval attache, Dominica Republic |
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| 1934-2 |
Commander, Naval Prison, Mare Island |
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| 1936-7 |
Major |
Chief, Planning Section, Fleet
Marine Force |
| 1937-8 |
Army War College |
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| 1938 |
Chief, War Plans Section,
Division of Plans and Policies |
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| 1941-11 |
Executive officer, Division of
Plans and Policies |
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| 1942-3 |
Colonel |
3
Marine Brigade |
| 1942-8-23 |
Brigadier general |
Commander, 3
Marine Brigade |
| 1943-11 |
Commander, Tactical Group One |
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| 1944-4-11
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Major
general |
Commander, 2 Marine Division |
| 1945-8 |
Director of Personnel,
Headquarters Marine Corps |
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| 1946-6 |
Commander, 2 Marine Division | |
| 1948-1-1 |
Commander, Fleet Marine Force,
Pacific |
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| 1950-7-1 |
Lieutenant
general |
Retires |
| 1966-3-6 |
Dies in Panama Canal Zone |
United
States Marine Corps History Division (accessed 2008-9-27)
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