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WELCH, Donald Ashley - Date of
birth
6 February 1915 -
Age
31 -
Place of birth
Pacific, Pierce County, Washington -
Hometown
Pierce County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39472255 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
24 February 1946 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Lester T. Welch (father)
Bessie M. (Powell) Welch (mother)
Wayne C. Welch (brother)
Leslie A. Welch (brother)
Raymond C. Welch (brother)
Myrtle J. (Ward) Welch (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Donald A. Welch attended high school for one year. He was employed as a millworker.He enlisted on 23 March 1944 at Fort Lewis, Washington.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - McAllister Family Tree / Army enlistment Record / 1930 Census / Washington Birth Index
Photo source: Astrid van Erp