Watson started his journalism career in 1908 before entering The Baltimore Sun in 1920 as an assistant managing editor.
During his career, Watson received the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Telegraphic Reporting - International and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963.
[2][3] After World War I, Watson was a managing editor for the Ladies' Home Journal in 1920 before joining The Baltimore Sun that year.
[2] In 1939, Watson began writing stories on World War II before becoming a military correspondent for the Baltimore newspaper in 1941.
[4] After the end of the Second World War, Watson wrote additional military stories for the Baltimore Sun until 1966.