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.
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.
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
USS Quincy (CA-71)
…between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill, Quincy steamed for Algiers, arriving on 18 February. The President's senior aide, Maj. Gen. Edwin "Pa" Watson, who had been ailing, died aboard ship on 20 February. Following a presidential conference with the American ambassadors to Great Britain, France and…
Edwin M. Watson, Presidential Secretary, April 20, 1939. LCCN2016875480
Watson helping President Roosevelt stand at a 1939 event