Name:
Donald Keith Welch
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
893678
Unit:
4th Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-07-22
State:
Idaho
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Courts of the Missing: Court 4
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Donald Keith Welch was born on April 3, 1925, in Kansas. He was the son of Wendell Warren Welch and Ruth Gillette Johnston Welch.
He served in Company I, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade as a Private First Class during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on July 22, 1944, during the Battle for Guam. He was buried at sea. He also has a cenotaph in Cloverdale Memorial Park, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA.