Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Cecil
Charles
Welch
POW (WWII) KIA

Home:

Pierre

, 

South Dakota

Buried: 

Manila

, 

Philippine islands

Cemetery:

A.B.M.C. Manila

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Commander

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    May 6, 1942 – Died in Captivity
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Lieutenant Commander Cecil C. Welch (NSN: 0-61606), United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.