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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William Taylor Watson III

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Nashville, Tennessee

Honored By

William Watson

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

VOLUNTEERED U.S. NAVY V-7 PROGRAM. ACTIVE DUTY, JULY 1943. ASSIGNED V-12 AT SEWANEE, TENNESSEE, UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH. MIDSHIPMAN'S SCHOOL, TOWER HALL, NORTH WESTERN UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO, BATTALION OFFICER; ENSIGN, MAY 1947; UNDERWATER DEMOLITION TRAINING FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA; BEACHMASTER TRAINING, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. ASSISTANT BEACHMASTER, YELLOW BEACH 3, OKINAWA, APRIL 1945; LATER, BEACHMASTER, SENIOR WATCH AND DIVISION OFFICER ON USS CHARLES CARROLL. GUNNERY OFFICER, USS CHARLES CARROLL. LEFT SERVICE JULY 1946.