World War II Honoree

Herbert E. Welty

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

San Diego, California

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: PRIVATE. INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY JULY 25, 1944 AT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. RECEIVED HIS TRAINING AT CAMP ROBERTS AND FORT ORD, CALIFORNIA AND SERVED AS AN INFANTRYMAN IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED DURING THE BATTLE OF OKINAWA ON THE ISLAND OF OKINAWA, LOCATED IN THE RYUKYU ISLANDS. HE DIED OF HIS WOUNDS MAY 19, 1945 IN A FIELD HOSPITAL ON SAIPAN. HIS REMAINS WERE RETURNED TO CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 14, 1948 FOR BURIAL, WITH INTERMENT IN THE GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL CEMETERY, SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA.