Name:
William Charles Watson
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
37611077
Unit:
194th Glider Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division
Date of Death:
1944-12-12
State:
Maryland
Cemetery:
Baltimore National Cemetery, Maryland
Plot:
E
Row:
0
Grave:
5083
Decoration:
Comments:
William Charles Watson was born on September 8, 1914 in Maryland. He was the son of William Augustine Watson and Anna Grace Maas Watson. He served in the 194th Glider Infantry, 17th Airborne Division, as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. SSGT Watson was one of the 33 service members who were killed on site when a Horsa glider crashed on tookoff on December 12, 1944 at Greenham Common Airbase, England. Originally buried at Cambridge American Cemetery. he is now buried in the Baltimore National Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA.