Watson

Harold Francis Watson, 0-397797, Lieutenant Colonel

Pilot Crew 9 

Born April 3, 1916, Buffalo, New York
Died September 14, 1991, Inglewood, CA

Completed four years of college.  Entered military service August 31, 1940. Completed flying training and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in September 1940. Was severely injured in bail-out and was patient in Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D.C., until July 1944. Remained in service after World War II and served at bases in Colorado, Washington, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Oklahoma and California. Served in Japan from May 1954 until October 1955. Retired on October 31, 1961. Decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, and the Chinese Army, Navy, and Air Corps Medal, Class A, 1st Grade.

Cremated