Facts:   - death place: rosemont , pennsylvania    - placeofburial label: place of burial    - battles: spanish ii -- american war world war i world war    - death date: 5 january 1956    - allegiance: united states of america    - relations: ethelbert watts -lrb- father -rrb-      - awards: navy cross    - birth date: 18 february 1880    - serviceyears: 1898 & ndash ; 1942    - name: william carleton watts    - branch: 25px united states navy    - birth place: philadelphia , pennsylvania    - rank: 33px rear admiral   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of william carleton watts .
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william carleton watts -lrb- february 18 , 1880 -- january 5 , 1956 -rrb- was a rear admiral in the united states navy , who served in the spanish -- american war , world war i , and world war ii .