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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

George Watson

Hometown

Birmingham, Alabama

Honored By

Family & Friends

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE WAS ABOARD A DUTCH STEAMER WHEN IT WAS ATTACKED BY JAPANESE PLANES OFF NEW GUINEA IN MARCH 1943. INSTEAD OF SAVING HIMSELF, HE STAYED NEAR THE SINKING VESSEL HELPING THOSE WHO COULD NOT SWIM TO A LIFE RAFT. THEN, EXHAUSTED, HE WAS SUCKED UNDER BY THE SINKING SHIP AND DROWNED. AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR.