Lt. Gen. Claudius Elmer Watts III

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Legacy Remembers

Posted event

October 2, 2023

Oct

Funeral service

11:00 a.m.

Summerall Chapel on The Citadel campus

171 Moultrie St., Charleston, SC

Legacy Remembers

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October 2, 2023

Lt. Gen. Claudius Watts III Obituary

Lieutenant General Claudius E. Watts III, United States Air Force (Retired) and the 17th President of The Citadel passed away peacefully at his home Sunday, October 1, 2023. Known as “Bud,” he was a native of Cheraw, South Carolina and was... Read Lt. Gen. Claudius Watts III's Obituary