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Personal info

Full name
WELCH, Alvin Sylvester
Date of birth
16 April 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Melrose, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
12003436
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 September 1944
Place of death
Büssbach-Münsterbusch, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 8 10

Immediate family

Members
Sylvester Welch (father)
Mildred G. (Meade) Welch (mother)
Charles A. Welch (brother)
Catherine M. Welch (sister)
Rashaw J. Welch (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Alvin S. Welch worked on a farm before he joined the Regular Army in Binghamton, New York on 16 September 1940.

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

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Renee Waters