Lt. General Albert Watson II
(1909-1993)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Anna Dunlap Bucher

Lt. General Albert Watson II 1 2

  • Born: 5 Jan 1909, , , IL 2
  • Marriage (1): Anna Dunlap Bucher
  • Died: 14 Mar 1993, San Antonio, Bexar, TX at age 84 2

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Military from 1930 to 1966: in the US Army. His photo appears at this link: http://www.arcent.army.mil/history/com_bios/cg_awatson.asp

Albert Watson II was born in Illinois on 5 January 1909. His career highlights include:
Graduate; United States Military Academy; class of 1930
Student and Faculty, Field Artillery School, 1943-44
Assistant Artillery Officer, 10th Artillery, South Pacific Theater, 1944-45
G3 Section, GHQ, Far East Command, 1945-47
Student and Faculty, Army War College, 1950-53
Commanding Officer, X Corps Artillery & 3d Division Artillery, Korea, 1953-54
Commanding General, 3rd Division, Germany, 1960-61
United States Command, Berlin, 1961-63
Commanding General, Third U.S. Army, 1963-64
Commanding General, IX Corps, 1964-66
General Watson retired in 1966 and became Governor of the U.S. Soldiers Home in Washington, D.C. in 1966. He died in San Antonio, Texas, on 19 March 1993.


Albert married Anna Dunlap Bucher, daughter of John Walls Bucher and Susan Matilda Dunlap. (Anna Dunlap Bucher was born on 26 Apr 1914 in Lewisburg, Union, PA, USA 2 3 and died on 9 Jan 2003 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX 2.)


Sources


1 Eisenhart, Willis W., Abott-Adlum-Green Families (1957. Copy obtained from Dauphin County Historical Society.), Page 32.

2 Watson, John Bucher, Records of John Bucher Watson, Email 02 Aug 2008.

3 1920 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Union County, Lewisburg South Ward, Series: T625 Roll: 1655 Page: 204.



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