World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Merl M. Welty
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Winterset, Iowa
Honored By
Mrs. Mary E. Hart
Relationship
Sister-in-law
Inducted 04-18-41, Trained at Camp Claibourne, Louisiana. January 1942, went overseas to North Ireland, England, North Africa and Italy. 133rd Infantry, 34th Division. killed in action 11-04-1943, in Italy. Buried in National Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa.