Edwin M. Watson
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Edwin Martin "Pa" Watson was a U.S. Army Major General and a friend and senior aide to President Franklin Roosevelt, serving both as a military advisor and Appointments Secretary, a role that is now e
Edwin M. Watson, Presidential Secretary, April 20, 1939. LCCN2016875480
Watson helping President Roosevelt stand at a 1939 event
USS Quincy (CA-71)
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USS Quincy, laid down as St. Paul, was a heavy cruiser of the Baltimore-class of the United States Navy. She was the third ship to carry the name.
Edwin M. Watson
…well, where the Big Three negotiated for the future of Europe. On the return voyage, he suffered a fatal cerebral hemorrhage and died at sea aboard USS Quincy on February 20, 1945. Watson was buried in Arlington Cemetery with the President in attendance. The President himself died two months later in April…
USS Quincy underway, 1952–1954
President Roosevelt with Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia, kneeling on one knee, Colonel William A. Eddy (organizer of the meeting and serving as interpreter) and on the left Admiral William Leahy aboard Quincy. In the background is Sergeant James Pendry, orderly to FDR during the President’s cruise.