Martin D Welch

Military
media-55421.png UPL 55421 Martin D. Welch - 305th BG, 366th BS. Served 2 tours in Vietnam after serving in WWII. Shown here is Vietnam.

Gary Welch (son of Martin D. Welch)

Object Number - UPL 55421 - Martin D. Welch - 305th BG, 366th BS. Served 2 tours in Vietnam after serving in WWII. Shown here is Vietnam.

Martin D. Welch flew 35 missions with the 305th Bomb Group as a Ball Turret Gunner. He was part of Crew 30 - the Pennington Crew. He stayed in the Air Force after the war, and served 2 tours in Vietnam as a photo-interpreter during the worst years of the conflict. Martin later served at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota and retired as a Master Sergeant.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Youve Had It
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada 11 April 2008

Born

Revisions

Date
ContributorDouglas P
Changes
Sources

NARA, 305th BG FB page, Gary Welch (son), Shirley Sukkel (daughter)

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

305th Bomb Group Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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