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Personal info

Full name
WELTY, Lawrence Elden
Date of birth
9 July 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Bonner, Missoula County, Montana
Hometown
Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36917808
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
253rd Infantry Regiment,
63rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 April 1945
Place of death
One mile south of Ernstein, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 3 9

Immediate family

Members
Charles W. Welty (father)
Irene J. (Chaffey) Welty (mother)
Deloris R. Welty (sister)
Jared F. Welty (brother)
Samerlyn R. Welty (sister)
Merrit C. Welty (brother)
Lynn A. Welty (brother)

More information

Pvt Lawrence E. Welty was employed at the Royal Oak Upholstery before he enlisted in Detroit, Michigan. He was sent overseas in February 1945.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Chaffey Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.63rdinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The Missoulian 24 April 1945
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