Major George Welch

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George Schwartz Welch

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Birthplace: Wawaset Park, Wilmington, Delawarel
Death: October 12, 1954 (36)
Palmdale, Los Angeles County, CA, United States (crash during a testflight)
Place of Burial: 1 Memorial Avenue, Arlington, Arlington County, VA, 22211, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of George Lewis Schwartz; Julia Anne Reeves and Private
Husband of Janette Alice Williams
Father of Jolyon Cust Brownlow Welch and Private
Brother of Dehn Schwartz Welch

Managed by: Charlie Murray
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About Major George Welch

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Welch_(pilot)

George Schwartz Welch (May 10, 1918 – October 12, 1954) was a World War II flying ace, a Medal of Honor nominee, and an experimental aircraft pilot after the war. Welch is best known for having been one of the few United States Army Air Corps fighter pilots able to get airborne to engage Japanese forces in the attack on Pearl Harbor and for his work as a test pilot. Welch resigned from the United States Army Air Forces as a major in 1944, and became a test pilot for North American Aviation.

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Major George Welch's Timeline

1918
May 10, 1918
Wawaset Park, Wilmington, Delawarel
1954
October 12, 1954
Age 36
Palmdale, Los Angeles County, CA, United States
November 12, 1954
Age 36
Arlington National Cemetery, 1 Memorial Avenue, Arlington, Arlington County, VA, 22211, United States
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