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            <title>Today&apos;s Medal of Honor Moment for 8 March</title>
            <description><![CDATA[There are two Medals awarded for actions on this day, one posthumous.Philippine InsurrectionFITZ, JOSEPHRank and organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 24 May 1886, Austria. Accredited to: Iowa. G.O. No.: 19, 1 May 1906. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Pampanga, Mount Dajo Jolo, Philippine Islands, 8 March 1906. Serving in the presence of the enemy on this date, Fitz displayed bravery and extraordinary heroism.World War II.&nbsp; Sometimes, there is no justice in the cosmos.*WATSON, GEORGE Citation: For extraordinary heroism in action on 8 March 1943. Private Watson was on board a ship which was attacked and hit by enemy bombers....]]></description>
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            <title>Comment from wolfwalker on 2010-03-08</title>
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                <![CDATA[The citation for Private Watson sounded hinky to me -- no information about the ship, the location, his unit, even his branch of the Service.&nbsp; So I did a bit of research.&nbsp; It turns out that Private Watson was attached to 2nd Battalion, 29th Quartermaster Regiment,&nbsp;United States Army.&nbsp; He was a passenger on the ship in question, which was a Dutch ship commandeered by the Army to transport supplies.&nbsp; It was hit by Japanese bombers and disabled off the New Guinea coast. &nbsp; Private Watson's actions during the sinking are as described.<br />
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Oh, one more point.&nbsp; Private Watson was originally awarded a D.S.C.&nbsp; It was upgraded to a Medal of Honor on January 13th, 1997.&nbsp; Fifty-five years after the event.&nbsp; Private Watson was one of seven black men so honored in that ceremony.&nbsp; <br />]]>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:31:43 -0600</pubDate>
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