George Carthal Watson Nov. 11, 2002 _________________

George Carthal Watson Nov. 11, 2002

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submitted by Jackie Isbell

George Carthal Watson was born 13 February 1919 in Gibson County, TN. He was the

son of George Washington Watson and Annie Wren.

This obituary appeared in the Nashville Tennessean

George C. WATSON

Hermitage, TN

Age 83

November 11, 2002

Chief Warrant Officer, U. S. Navy. November 11, 2002. Served 30 years in the U.

S. Navy Medical Service Corps. After Pearl Harbor he served with the First

Marine Division on Guadalcanal and during other Pacific Island campaigns. After

the war be served in both Japan and China. During the Korean War CWO Watson

served aboard the USS Ashtabula (AO 51) of the coast of Korea in support of Navy

Carrier Battle Groups. Later duties included Naval Air Stations Guam and

Pensacola, FL. After retirement from the Navy he served for 24 years in the

Tennessee State Hospital and Nursing Home Certificate Division. Survived by:

daughter, Nancy Gastrell; son, Jerry Watson; granddaughters, Samantha and

Natalie Watson; grandson, Andrew Gastrell; brother, Lyndell Watson; friend, Mary

Isbell. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday at Hermitage Funeral

Home. Rev. Jim Moran officiating. Interment Hermitage Memorial Gardens. Friends

will serve as Pallbearers. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday 6 - 8 at

HERMITAGE FUNERAL HOME, 535 Shute Lane, Hermitage, TN