Watson, Richard G. RGW., Jr., LTJG

Deceased
 
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Final Rank
Lieutenant Junior Grade
Last Designator
135X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Naval Aviation Support
Last Designator Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1958-1968, 135X, Naval Reserve Forces Command
Service Years
1939 - 1968
Voice Edition
Lieutenant Junior Grade Lieutenant Junior Grade

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Home State
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Year of Birth
1922
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Wenham
Last Address
Lakeside Manor,Apt.323
Reno,NV
Date of Passing
Jan 17, 2022
 
Location of Interment
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery (VA) - San Diego, California
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section A-F, Site C-70B

 Official Badges 

WW II Honorable Discharge Pin US Navy Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)VP-44  Golden Pelicans AssociationMilitary Order of World Wars (MOWW)Korean War Veterans Association (KWVA)
WWII Memorial National RegistryNaval Aviation Museum FoundationNavy League of the United StatesUnited States Navy Memorial
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)United States Naval InstituteAssociation of Aviation OrdnancemenLas Vegas Wings Chapter
American LegionMaritime Patrol AssociationNational Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1958, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) - Assoc. Page
  1979, VP-44 Golden Pelicans Association - Assoc. Page
  1993, Military Order of World Wars (MOWW)
  1995, Korean War Veterans Association (KWVA) - Assoc. Page
  1995, WWII Memorial National Registry - Assoc. Page
  1995, Naval Aviation Museum Foundation
  1996, Navy League of the United States - Assoc. Page
  1996, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
  1997, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) - Assoc. Page
  2005, United States Naval Institute - Assoc. Page
  2007, Association of Aviation Ordnancemen
  2009, Distinguished Flying Cross Society (DFCS), Las Vegas Wings Chapter (Finance Officer) (Las Vegas, NV , Nevada) - Chap. Page
  2011, American Legion - Assoc. Page
  2011, Maritime Patrol Association
  2022, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

I am enjolying retirement with family and friends.

   
Other Comments:

My Naval Assignments have included many reserve squadrons that are not listed in the matrix. They are as follows:

VP-907, Plankowner, commissioned July 4, 1946 and redesignated VP-ML-57 on November 15, 1946. In February 1950, the unit was redesignated to VP-871 at which time I transferred back to active duty in February 1951. The unit was redesignated VP-19 in February 1953.

I was subsequently transferred from VP-871 to VR-5, Moffet Field, CA in September 1952 and remained there until December 1954, upon going to the active reserve with VP-871 until 1957. I was then transferred to ZP-871 (Blimp Squadron) as A/C Maintenence Officer from 1958-1960 and went inactive in 1960.
I am a qualified Flight Engineer in the following aircraft:PBY-5& 5A,PB2Y-3,PB4Y-2,R6D-1,PV-2,and the R6V.While in VR-5 I recieved a FAA Flight Engineers License and a FAA A&E license.I had already gotten my pilots license in 1949.

On November 7 2007 I was honored to be inducted into the Combat Aircrew Roll of honor on the USS Yorktown
CV 10.

   

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 Enlisted/Officer Basic Training
  1941, Recruit Training (San Diego, CA), 41-82
 Unit Assignments
US NavyNaval Air Transport Service (NATS)VPB-44 Black CatsVP-19 Big Red
VR-5Naval Reserve Forces Command
  1939-1939, USS Jarvis (DD-393)
  1939-1954, AWF-0000, Naval Air Transport Service (NATS)
  1942-1943, AD-8243, VP-44
  1943-1944, AD-8243, VPB-44 Black Cats
  1946-1951, AD-0000, VP-19 Big Red
  1952-1954, AD-0000, VR-5
  1958-1968, 135X, Naval Reserve Forces Command
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1942-1945 World War II/American Theater
  1942-1945 World War II/American Theater
  1942-1942 Central Pacific Campaign (1941-43)/Battle of Midway
  1951-1952 Korean War/Second Korean Winter (1951-52)
 Colleges Attended 
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoUniversity of IowaSan Jose State UniversityStanford University
  1940-1941, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
  1945-1945, University of Iowa
  1954-1957, San Jose State University
  1957-1958, Stanford University
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