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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Thomas Keith Welborn

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Pateros, Washington

Honored By

Kay Welborn & LTC Charles T. Borg, USA-Ret.

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED ARMY IN 1944, FIRST SERVING AS A CLERK AT CAMP POLK, LOUISIANA THEN BEING ACCEPTED FOR FLIGHT TRAINING. PRIMARY TRAINING IN TEXAS, BASIC FLIGHT TRAINING IN ILLINOIS AND ADVANCED AERIAL TRAINING IN FLORIDA. IN EARLY 1945, RECEIVED PILOT WINGS AND A COMMISSION TO LIEUTENANT. PILOTED P-51 MUSTANG FIGHTER AND WAS STATIONED AT MABRY FIELD, FLORIDA. AWAITED ORDERS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE PACIFIC FOR THE INVASION OF JAPAN. WAR ENDED BEFORE DEPLOYMENT. DISCHARGED AT MABRY FIELD IN NOVEMBER 1945. RECEIVED PILOT WINGS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.