Name:
Alvin Sylvester Welch
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
12003436
Unit:
18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-09-21
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
G
Row:
8
Grave:
10
Decoration:
Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
Alvin S. Welch was born on June 22, 1916 in Melrose, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Sylvester Welch and Mildred Genevieve Meade Welch. He enlisted on September 16, 1940 and served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Staff Sergeant in Company L, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was married to Mrs. Jennie Welch. He died on September 21, 1944 and is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.