Spann Watson
American airman
Died when: 93 years 244 days (1124 months)Star Sign: Leo
Spann Watson (August 14, 1916 – April 15, 2010) was an American military aviator and civil servant who served with the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II.
He flew over 30 missions in North Africa, Italy and Southern Europe.On March 2007, Watson attended a ceremony in the U.S.
Capitol rotunda, where he and other surviving veterans of the Tuskegee Airmen (and their widows) were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their service.
He died on April 15, 2010, aged 93.Watson was among the first African American U.S. military pilots to engage in aerial combat against an enemy combatant, sharing this achievement with 99th Fighter Squadron pilots Sidney P.
Brooks, Charles W.Dryden, Leon C.Roberts, Lee Rayford and Willie Ashley.
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