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World War II: January 1998 From the EditorWorld War II Archives | 0 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post Welch was recommended for the Medal of Honor for his heroism, but it was denied him because his commanding officer said he had taken off without orders. He went on to serve in New Guinea, and one year to the day after Pearl Harbor, he shot down three more Japanese aircraft while flying a Bell P-39 Airacobra. Then on September 2, 1943, flying a Lockheed P-38 Lightning, he shot down four more. Subscribe Today
Welch finished the war with 16 victories. He was killed on October 11, 1954, while test-flying the F-100 Super Sabre fighter jet. Michael E. Haskew, Editor, World War II Pages: 1 2 Help HistoryNet by bookmarking to
           
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