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Personal info

Full name
WELCH, Dallas Bartley
Date of birth
29 July 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Smithton, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Tarr, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33921850
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
N 16 5

Immediate family

Members
Bryan S. Welch (father)
Margaret E. (Spolkosky) Welch (mother)
Bryan W. Welch (brother)
Willis P. Welch (brother)
Margaret G. Welch (sister)
Louis Welch (brother)
Robert Welch (brother)
Phyllis L. (Demogall) Welch (wife)

More information

Dallas B. Welch employed by the National Tube Co. at Christy Parks Works.

He enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 26 June 1944.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - The Daily Courier, Army Enlistment Record / Veteran compensation Application File / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, Joanne E. Welch