Born in Berkeley, California, June 16, 1920 Graduated from the Berkeley High School, June 1938
Enrolled in the University of California, Berkeley August 1938
Completed four semesters of residence on the Berkeley campus
Transferred to the Davis campus in August 1940 Completed three additional semesters on the Davis campus
Withdrew 5 March 1942 to enlist
Military Service
MILITARY HISTORY
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Military Training
Inducted, Army of the United States, 5 March 1942 as Private and assigned to the Non-Commissioned Officers School, Camp Roberts, California.
Mar to Aug 1942; Company D, 87th Infantry Battalion, Camp Roberts.
Aug to Nov 1942; Officer Candidate School, 3d Student Training Regiment, Ft. Benning, Georgia.
Dec 1942 to May 1943; Company C, 77th Bn, 16th Regt, Infantry Replacement Training Center, Camp Roberts.
May to Jun 1943; Student Officer, AF Classification Center & Preflight School, Santa Ana AAB, California.
Jun to Aug 1943; Student Officer, 3d AAF Fly Tng Det (Primary), King City, California.
Aug to Oct 1943; Student Officer, 14th AAF Fly Tng Det, Polaris Flight Academy (Basic), Lancaster, California.
Graduated from the Air Corps Pilot Training Course, 17 November 1942 and honorably discharged.
Grades Held
Private, AUS, from 5 March 1942.
Promoted to Corporal, 17 August 1942.
Commissioned Second Lieutenant, AUS, 18 November 1942; accepted appointment and entered on active service same date.
Active Service Assignments
Nov 1943 to Jan 1944; Student Officer, AAF Pilot School (Advanced), Williams Field, Chandler, Arizona.
Jan to Mar 1944; Pilot, 454th Fighting Squadron, Salinas AAB, California.
Mar 1944; Pilot, 545th Ftr Sq, 478th Ftr Gp, Redmond, Oregon.
Apr to Jul 1944; Pilot, Hq & Hq Sq, 8th Service Group, Southwest-Pacific Area.
In Service 2 years, 4 months and 20 days.
Lieutenant Watts was accidentally killed on 24 July 1944 in an airplane crash over New Guinea.
Decorations and Awards
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL.
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.
AVIATION BADGE ‘Pilot’.