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George Watson (March 24, 1914 – March 8, 1943) was a United States Army private who gave his life rescuing several soldiers from drowning at sea during World War II. In 1997, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration for valor, for his actions on March 8, 1943, near Porlock Harbor, New Guinea.

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  • جورج واتسون (بالإنجليزية: George Watson)‏ هو جندي أمريكي، ولد في 1915 في برمنغهام في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 8 مارس 1943 في غينيا الجديدة في إندونيسيا. (ar)
  • George Watson (March 24, 1914 – March 8, 1943) was a United States Army private who gave his life rescuing several soldiers from drowning at sea during World War II. In 1997, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration for valor, for his actions on March 8, 1943, near Porlock Harbor, New Guinea. Watson and six other Black Americans who served in World War II, were awarded the Medal of Honor on January 12, 1997. The Medal of Honor was posthumously presented to Watson by President Bill Clinton on January 13, 1997, during a Medals of Honor ceremony for the seven recipients at the White House in Washington, D.C. The seven recipients are the first and only Black Americans to be awarded the Medal of Honor for World War II. (en)
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  • جورج واتسون (بالإنجليزية: George Watson)‏ هو جندي أمريكي، ولد في 1915 في برمنغهام في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 8 مارس 1943 في غينيا الجديدة في إندونيسيا. (ar)
  • George Watson (March 24, 1914 – March 8, 1943) was a United States Army private who gave his life rescuing several soldiers from drowning at sea during World War II. In 1997, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration for valor, for his actions on March 8, 1943, near Porlock Harbor, New Guinea. (en)
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