The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PFC Royce Albert Welsh, RA13334978, who died in the service of his country on February 3rd, 1951 in South Korea. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death Royce was 20 years of age. He was from Lime Ridge, Pennsylvania. Royce's Military Occupation Specialty was 4745-Light Weapons Infantryman.
The decorations earned by PFC Royce Albert Welsh include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Korea Service Medal, and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Private First Class Welsh was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on February 3, 1951. Private First Class Welsh was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantrymans Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
BURIAL LOCATION,ELAN MEMORIAL CEMETERY, LIME RIDGE, PA
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