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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Edward Glen Welsh

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Worthington, Ohio

Honored By

Edward G. Welsh

Relationship

Self

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN AVIATION CADETS, NOVEMBER 1942; COMMISSIONED AS 2ND LIEUTENANT AND PILOT, JANUARY 1944. FLEW COMBAT MISSIONS IN EUROPE. SHOT DOWN, SEPTEMBER 17, 1944. CAPTURED BY GERMAN FORCES AND BECAME A POW. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, ESCAPED AND EVADED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE DUTCH UNDERGROUND.