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Welborn, John Clinton

Date of birth:
May 15th, 1909 (Fort Sam Houston/Texas, United States)
Date of death:
March 15th, 1995 (Scarborough/Maine, United States)
Buried on:
United States Military Academy Post Cemetery
Plot: C S-5. Row: C. 
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Unit:
70th Tank Battalion, 1st Infantry Division "The Big Red One", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1943

Headquarters, 1st Infantry Division, General Orders No. 44 (1943)
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Unit:
70th Tank Battalion, 1st Infantry Division "The Big Red One", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
August 16th, 1944
Awarded for:
Operation Neptune
For action performed on D-Day, June 6th, 1944, Normandy, France.

Headquarters, First U.S. Army, General Orders No. 35
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Colonel
Unit:
33rd Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Division "Spearhead", U.S. Army
Awarded on:
1945

Headquarters, 3d Armored Division, General Orders No. 50 (Bronze oak leaf cluster)
Silver Star Medal (SSM)

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