World War II Honoree

Charles Daniel Welch

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Binghamton, New York

Honored By

Dianne Trumbull

Relationship

Daughter

ENLISTED IN THE U.S. NAVY ON JANUARY 27, 1943. NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, SAMPSON, NEW YORK. AVIATION RADIOMAN COURSE, NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. GUNNERY TRAINING COURSE, NAVY GUNNERY SCHOOL, HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA. ASSIGNED TO FLEET AIR WING 3; STATIONED AT NAVY AIR FIELD, COCO SOLO, PANAMA. FLEET AIR WING 3 WAS TRANSFERRED TO QUONSET POINT, RHODE ISLAND. AT NAVAL SHIPYARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, WORKED ON REPAIRING AIRCRAFT CARRIERS DAMAGED BY JAPANESE KAMIKAZE PILOTS. DISCHARGED ON NOVEMBER 23, 1945 AS AVIATION RADIOMAN 3RD CLASS. MEDALS AWARDED: AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.