Company A/2/503rd Inf 173rd Airborne Bde (Sep)

The members of Alpha Company serving under the Command of

CPT Vance Forepaugh in Vietnam, March through September 1969.

This site dedicated to SFC Norman G Welch

This site is dedicated to 'Pappy' who saved our lives more than once... 

and lost his on 5 June 1969.

--- General / Personal ---

Last name: WELCH
First name: NORMAN GENE
Home of Record (official): SPLENDORA
State (official): TX
Date of Birth: Tuesday, September 2, 1930
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Married

--- Military ---

Branch: Army
Rank: PSGT
Serial Number: 18436037
Component: Regular
Pay grade: E7
MOS (Military Occupational Specialty code): 11B40
Major Organization: 173rd Abn Bde

--- Action ---

Start of Tour: Wednesday, October 30, 1968
Date of Casualty: Thursday, June 5, 1969
Age at time of loss: 38
Casualty type: (A1) Hostile, died
Reason: Other explosive device (Ground casualty)
Country: South VietNam
Province: Binh Dinh
The Wall: Panel 23W - Row 081