Leroy Hugh Watson was a career officer in the United States Army who attained the rank of major general. A 1915 graduate of the United States Military Academy, Watson served in the Pancho Villa Expedition and World War I.
Watson as commander of the Fort Lewis army post, circa 1950. US Army Public Affairs photo.
From 1946's The Cross of Lorraine: A Combat History of the 79th Infantry Division, June 1942-December 1945
The class the stars fell on
"The class the stars fell on" is an expression used to describe the class of 1915 at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. In the United States Army, the insignia reserved for generals is one or more stars. Of the 164 graduates that year, 59 (36%) attained the rank of general, more than any other class in the history of the academy, hence the expression.
Members of the West Point class of 1915
The 1914 West Point baseball team. Omar Bradley is second from left. Every member of the team who remained in the army became a general.
The 1912 West Point football team. Dwight Eisenhower is third from left. Louis Merillat is eighth from the left, in the A sweater. Omar Bradley is on the far right.
General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower (as a general)
