World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walter Leroy Wellborne
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
San Angelo, Texas
Honored By
Joe Fields
ENTERED THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN 1941, TRAINED IN OKLAHOMA, VIRGINIA, KANSAS AND WASHINGTON. SERVED AS A CAPTAIN IN NORTH AFRICA, EUROPE AND CHINA-BURMA-INDIA. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN, ASIATIC-PACIFIC, AMERICAN THEATER, AMERICAN DEFENSE, AND WWII VICTORY RIBBONS WITH ONE BRONZE ARROWHEAD, ONE BRONZE BATTLE STAR, AND ONE SILVER STAR. DISCHARGED IN 1946.