668th BS Patch

416th Bombardment Group (L)

2Lt. Arthur Joseph Welsh

Pilot,  O-691208

Prisoner Of War

668th Bombardment Squadron (L)

WWII-Medal

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  Born: 12-Dec-1921, Dennison, Clark County, Illinois

POW summary:
Fail to Return Date: 6-Aug-1944
Held in Paris Hospital until Paris was liberated
Return Date: 2-Sep-1944

Died: 29-Apr-2001, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana

On-line Memorials:
National World War II Registry
Find-A-Grave



MACR 7657 Details



Notes:
A/C loss Information not available. Lost as a result of Enemy Anti-Aircraft. Aircraft hit by flak over target.

Description:
Missing in Action: Lt. A.J. Welch, Sgt. R.E. Wright, Sgt. S.G. Novak--last seen going down in the target area.
(416th BG History 1944)

See also Mission # 115




Photos and Documents
1930 US Census
Yearbook
1937 Marshall HS, IL HI-Y Club
Yearbook Photo
1937 Marshall HS, IL HI-Y Club
Yearbook
1937 Marshall HS, IL Latin Club
Yearbook Photo
1937 Marshall HS, IL Latin Club
Yearbook
1938 Marshall HS, IL
Yearbook Portrait
1938 Marshall HS, IL
1940 US Census
Newspaper Clipping
The Terre Haute Tribune
05-Sep-1948
Newspaper Clipping
The Terre Haute Tribune
28-Nov-1948
Photo
Death Certificate
Headstone
Headstone
Clark Co Veterans Memorial
Clark Co Veterans Memorial
Clark Co Veterans Memorial
Clark Co Veterans Memorial
WW II Honoree
 
 



See Also:
Prisoner Of War (POW) Camps
Escape & Evasion (E&E) Reports
POW/E&E Terms and Acronyms
POW/E&E Sources, References, Resources