WWII
Thomas Arthur Welch
Rate / Rank
Private
Birthdate
January 19 1922
Date of Death
June 16 1987
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
December 1942 - February 25 1946
Conflicts & Campaigns
- Pacific Theater of Operations, March 17, 1944 - June 5, 1945
Significant Duty Stations
- 652nd Port Company Transportation Corps
Decorations & Citations
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; American Campaign Medal
- Good Conduct Medal; World War II Victory Medal
- Sharpshooter (carbine) Marksman (rifle)
Notes
US Army service number 34-576-297. Born; Ashford, Alabama. Home of record; Rt. 1, Whigham, Grady County, Georgia. Son of Private Chester Arthur Welch US Army. Brother of PFC William Arthur Welch US Army and Seaman 2nd Class Curtis Ewell Welch US Navy. Burial; Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.