Daniel Franklin Welch was born 4 March 1922 to Leland Stanford Welch and Elizabeth Broughton. He had been in service since December, 1942. He died non Battle 3 January 1945
Buried at Knoxville National Cemetery, B, 6439
Technician Fifth Class
851st Engineer Aviation Battalion, H&S Company
T/5 Welch was returned from Solers-Melun, France.
The Knoxville News-Sentinel, 4 March 1945
An explanation of Tech. Cpl. Daniel F. Welch’s death has been made to his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Broughton Welch, 513 Arthur Street, by the soldier’s commanding officer, Capt. John E. Billingsley. Cpl. Welch died Jan. 3 from wounds received the day before when a firearm was “discharged accidentally.” He failed to respond to transfusions and an operation and died with regaining consciousness. He was buried with full military honors in France. Capt. Billingsley wrote. The officer praised Cpl. Welch, a “good soldier, a hard worker.”Cpl. Welch entered the service Dec. 2, 1942, and had been overseas 19 months.
- Rank: Technician Fifth Class
- Date of birth: 4 March 1922
- Date of death: 3 January 1945
- County: Knox
- Hometown: Knoxville
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 851st Engineer Aviation Battalion
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Burial/Memorial Location: Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar VIII, Middle Panel
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