WATSON-EDWARD
EDWARD HOWE WATSON
Rate/Rank
CAPT
CAPT
Service Branch
USN 6/1895 - 11/1929
Born
02/28/1874
FRANKFORT, KY
DECEASED - 01/07/1942
ASSISTANT COMMANDANT, 14TH NAVAL DISTRICT
COMMANDER, DESTROYER SQUADRON 11
CO, USS WHEELING (GUNBOAT)
CO, USS ALABAMA BB-8
XO, USS UTAH BB-31
NAVY CROSS
SPANISH CAMPAIGN MEDAL
WORLD WAR I VICTORY MEDAL W/ATLANTIC FLEET CLASP
MEXICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
Edward Howe Watson Date of death: 7-Jan-42
Edward Watson graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1895. He retired as a U.S. Navy Captain.
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
Navy Cross
Awarded for actions during the World War I
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Captain Edward Howe Watson, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. ALABAMA in the Atlantic Fleet during World War I.
Action Date: World War I
Service: Navy
Rank: Captain
Company: Commanding Officer
Division: U.S.S. Alabama
Submitted by Doug Bewall RMCM USN Ret