Watson, Leroy Hugh, Sr., MG

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Major General
Last Service Branch
Infantry
Last Primary MOS
0002-General Officer
Last MOS Group
General Officer
Primary Unit
1948-1953, 0002, 6th Army (Sixth Army)
Service Years
1915 - 1953
Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Infantry
Major General
Eight Overseas Service Bars

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Home State
Missouri
Missouri
 Year of Birth
1893
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Saint Louis, Missouri		 Last Address
Beverly Hills, California
Date of Passing
Feb 12, 1975		  
Location of Interment
U.S. Military Academy West Point Post Cemetery (VLM) - West Point, New York		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
Unknown

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Army Staff Identification US Army Retired (Pre-2007)


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Cold War Veteran


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1975, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

Member of the West Point Class of 1915; "the Class the Stars Fell On".

West Point Classmate of GEN Dwight Eisenhower.

MG Watson passed away in 1975.

 
   
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