Robert McCain Welty
Military
Identified by Geoff Rice of Nuthampstead Airfeild Museum
Object Number - FRE 6530 - Robert Welty (right) and an airman of the 398th Bomb Group.
Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x missions 1944-45.
Awards: AM (5OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16115720 / O-2061066
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois | 6 January 1923 | Born Chicago, Illinois |
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Died |
25 August 2008 | ||
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Buried |
Lakewood Park Cemetery Rocky River, Ohio | 28 August 2008 | Interred Lakewood Park Cemetery Rocky River, Cuyahoga County, Ohio |
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum. (This photo is part of the Bob Welty Collection via 398th Bomb Group.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
