Background
WATTS, Laurence was born on October 14, 1887 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Son of Colonel Charles H. and Ida Clement (Gillmore) Watts.
WATTS, Laurence was born on October 14, 1887 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Son of Colonel Charles H. and Ida Clement (Gillmore) Watts.
Yale U„ Bachelor of Philosophy, 1909. Coast Artillery School, 1917. Army War College; Massachusetts Institute, of Technical, 1910.
First Lieutenant 1916. Captain 1917; Major (tempo.) 1918. Major 1920; Instructor.
Training Camp for Candidates for Commission, Fort Monroe, Virginia., 1917-1918. In Charge of demobilization of Troops, Camp Eustis, Virginia. Coast Defense Ordnance Officer and Fire Commander, 1920-1923.
Signal Instructor., N.Y.N.G., since 1929. General Staff Eligible List.
Member: Phi Sigma Kappa. American Legion. Clubs: Army and Navy, Chevy Chase Country (Washington, District of Columbia), Sound View Golf (Great Neck, L.I.), Yale (New York).
Spouse Isabel Weedon Chapman, October 5, 1912, Baltimore, Maryland.