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Edwin
Martin
Watson
DNB (1945)
1883-12-10

–

1945-02-20

Born:

Eufaula

, 

Alabama

Home:

Martinsville

, 

Virginia

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Edwin Watson graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1908. As a U.S. Army Major General he was serving as Secretary to the President when he died of sickness at sea returning from Yalta.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Division:

    Secretary to the President

    Action Date:

    World War II
    War Department, General Orders No. 47 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Edwin Martin Watson (ASN: 0-2398), United States Army, was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal (Posthumously) for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Secretary to the President from 1939 to 1945.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Regiment:

    12th Field Artillery Regiment

    Division:

    2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    World War I
    Headquarters, 2d Division, A.E.F., Citation Orders

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery) Edwin Martin Watson (ASN: 0-2398), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at St. Mihiel, France, during World War I. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Watson, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Regiment:

    12th Field Artillery Regiment

    Division:

    2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    World War I
    Headquarters, 2d Division, A.E.F., Citation Orders

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Lieutenant Colonel (Field Artillery) Edwin Martin Watson (ASN: 0-2398), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 2d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, at Chateau-Thierry, France, during World War I. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Lieutenant Colonel Watson, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.