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
Biography
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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:
- 1943
Headquarters, 1st Infantry Division, General Orders No. 44 (1943)
- 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
Headquarters, First U.S. Army, General Orders No. 35
- 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)
Sources
- Photo 1: Kurt Welborn
- - Balkoski, J., Utah Beach: The Amphibious Landing and Airborne Operations on D-day, June 6, 1944, Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, U.S.A., 2006
- Gawne, J., Spearheading D-Day – American Special Units of the Normandy Invasion, Histoire & Collections, Paris, France, 2001
- John Welborn - Recipient -
- Col John Clinton Welborn (1909-1995) - Find a Grave
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