the first and only Black Americans to be awarded the Medal of Honor for World War II. George Watson was born March 14, 1914, in Laurel, Mississippi. He...
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Program. She is the lead ship of her class of vehicle cargo ships. She was named for Private George Watson, a Medal of Honor recipient. Laid down on 23 May...
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painter George Spencer Watson (1869–1934), English portrait artist George Watson (1892–1977), photographer in California George Watson (Medal of Honor) (1915–1943)...
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This is a list of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II. The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military...
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1928) was a Scots-American soldier who was awarded a Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Thompson was born in Markinch in...
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year. Six authors have won two Newbery Medals each, several have won both a Medal and Honor, while a larger number of authors have won multiple Honors, with...
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lead ship of this class is USNS Watson. The class, as with the lead ship, was named for Private George Watson, a Medal of Honor Recipient. Watson was laid...
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Medal of Honor Museum is a museum that honors United States Armed Forces Medal of Honor recipients, founded and funded by the National Medal of Honor...
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2000, Watson was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor in Owensboro, Kentucky. In 1997, Watson received the National Medal of Arts...
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Dye (1 January 2008). Cave Archaeology of the Eastern Woodlands: Essays in Honor of Patty Jo Watson. Univ. of Tennessee Press. pp. 17–. ISBN 978-1-57233-608-7...
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sculptor George Reid (soldier) (1733–1815), American Revolutionary War general George Croghan Reid (1876–1961), American Medal of Honor recipient George Reid...
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John R. Fox (category World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor)
awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration for valor, for his actions on December 26, 1944, in the vicinity of Sommocolonia...
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Guy Vernor Henry (category American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
and Medal of Honor recipient who served as military governor of Puerto Rico. Henry was born in Fort Smith, Indian Territory (now Arkansas), the son of William...
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National Medal of Arts is an award and title created by the United States Congress in 1984, for the purpose of honoring artists and patrons of the arts...
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The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member...
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Vernon Baker (category World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor)
Rivers Charles L. Thomas George Watson List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II List of African-American Medal of Honor recipients "Above&Beyond:...
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Medal Investor in People Leadership Award Medal Pinnacle Award Medal Superior Contribution Medal Pledge to Excellence Medal CDC/ATSDR William Watson Medal...
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Coffey, Union Army veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor Hannibal Day, Union Army brigadier general George Dewey, US Navy admiral William Charles...
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George Watson Sr. was a supply sergeant and support personnel for the Tuskegee Airmen, the 332nd Fighter Group. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces...
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Ruben Rivers (category World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor)
Thomas George Watson List of Medal of Honor recipients List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II List of African-American Medal of Honor recipients...
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This is a partial list of recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, listed chronologically within the aspect of life in which each recipient is...
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special military decoration, the Battle of Manila Bay Medal (commonly called the Dewey Medal), was struck in honor of Dewey's victory at Manila Bay. It was...
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Society (1952) Price Valzer de l'Académie des Sciences Paris James Craig Watson Medal (1957) The main-belt asteroid 1781 Van Biesbroeck The lunar crater Van...
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The George M. Kober Medal and Lectureship are two different awards by the Association of American Physicians (AAP) in honor of one of its early presidents...
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point to the Order of the German Eagle medal that Watson received at the Berlin ICC meeting in 1937, as evidence that he was being honored for the help that...
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The National Medal of Science is an honor bestowed by the President of the United States to individuals in science and engineering who have made important...
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The Medal for Merit was the highest civilian decoration of the United States in the gift of the president. Created during World War II, it was awarded...
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Edward A. Carter Jr. (category World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor)
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Charles L. Thomas (category World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor)
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The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces. The Battle of Iwo Jima...
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