World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Donald N. Welch
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lima, Ohio
Honored By
John Meurs
SERVICE NUMBER: 35549094. RADIO OPERATOR WITH THE 445TH BOMB GROUP, 701ST BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 8TH ARMY AIR FORCE, BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944, HIS B-24 (SERIAL NUMBER 4294940), WAS SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY BY GERMAN FIGHTERS AFTER A MISSION TO THE SYNTHETIC FUEL PLANT MISBURG, NEAR HANNOVER. HE SAVED HIMSELF BY PARACHUTE.