Harry F. Welsh

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Harry F. Welsh

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Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: January 21, 1995 (76)
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of Burial: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Francis Walsh and Regina Walsh
Husband of Catherine Welsh
Father of Kevin Welsh

Occupation: First Lieutenant (US Army), teacher,
Managed by: Alex Moes
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About Harry F. Welsh

Served with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division He served with the 506th from their inception at Camp Toccoa, GA, and into D-Day, during the assault on Carentan, he was also present when the company dropped on Holland during Operation: Market Garden, and the Battle of the Bulge, where he received two Bronze Star Medals, he was also with the company during the Liberation of Hageneau, and was present when the 506th captured Hitler's Eagle's Nest.

After the war, he got a job as a school teacher in his hometown of Wilkes-Barre, eventually becoming Superintendent of Schools.

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Harry F. Welsh's Timeline

1918
September 27, 1918
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
1950
1950
1995
January 21, 1995
Age 76
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Wilkes-Barre City Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States