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Personal info

Full name
WELLE, Roman Michael
Date of birth
20 June 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Albany, Stearns County, Minnesota
Hometown
Stearns County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37578155
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 October 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 35 22

Immediate family

Members
Leo Welle (father)
Barbara (Lehner) Welle (mother)
Evelyn A. Welle (sister)
Sylvester J. Welle (brother)
Leona M. Welle (sister)
Odelia E. Welle (sister)
Ervin H. Welle (brother)
Marine F. Welle (sister)
John L. Welle (brother)
Magdalena Welle (sister)
David Welle (brother)

More information

Pvt Welle was in his senior year at Albany High School when he enlisted on 14 October 1943. He was sent overseas on 1 April 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, www.newspapers.com - St. Cloud Times

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - St. Cloud Times