Willie Welch Queen was the youngest of ten children born to Adolphus and Eula Bell (Hooper) Queen. His mother passed away only two years after he was born, so he was raised by his paternal grandparents, Samuel and Cynthia Queen of Cobb County, and his step-mother, Berta Queen.
He married Gussie Lucile Wiggins, daughter of Jessie M. and Gussie Lynn (Wiggins) Ash of Cedartown. Welch worked as a clerk in a retail grocery while Lucile worked as a telephone operator for Southern Bell.
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor and America joined the war, like so many young men, Welch enlisted on 28 Feb 1942. At the time of the war, he had completed grammar school and was working as a semi-skilled brakeman for the railroad. Welch served in the Army from 28 Feb 1942 until 19 Aug 1945.
Willie Welch Queen passed away on 25 April 1972 in Cedartown, Polk, Georgia.
He married Gussie Lucile Wiggins, daughter of Jessie M. and Gussie Lynn (Wiggins) Ash of Cedartown. Welch worked as a clerk in a retail grocery while Lucile worked as a telephone operator for Southern Bell.
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor and America joined the war, like so many young men, Welch enlisted on 28 Feb 1942. At the time of the war, he had completed grammar school and was working as a semi-skilled brakeman for the railroad. Welch served in the Army from 28 Feb 1942 until 19 Aug 1945.
Willie Welch Queen passed away on 25 April 1972 in Cedartown, Polk, Georgia.
Willie Welch Queen was the youngest of ten children born to Adolphus and Eula Bell (Hooper) Queen. His mother passed away only two years after he was born, so he was raised by his paternal grandparents, Samuel and Cynthia Queen of Cobb County, and his step-mother, Berta Queen.
He married Gussie Lucile Wiggins, daughter of Jessie M. and Gussie Lynn (Wiggins) Ash of Cedartown. Welch worked as a clerk in a retail grocery while Lucile worked as a telephone operator for Southern Bell.
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor and America joined the war, like so many young men, Welch enlisted on 28 Feb 1942. At the time of the war, he had completed grammar school and was working as a semi-skilled brakeman for the railroad. Welch served in the Army from 28 Feb 1942 until 19 Aug 1945.
Willie Welch Queen passed away on 25 April 1972 in Cedartown, Polk, Georgia.
He married Gussie Lucile Wiggins, daughter of Jessie M. and Gussie Lynn (Wiggins) Ash of Cedartown. Welch worked as a clerk in a retail grocery while Lucile worked as a telephone operator for Southern Bell.
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor and America joined the war, like so many young men, Welch enlisted on 28 Feb 1942. At the time of the war, he had completed grammar school and was working as a semi-skilled brakeman for the railroad. Welch served in the Army from 28 Feb 1942 until 19 Aug 1945.
Willie Welch Queen passed away on 25 April 1972 in Cedartown, Polk, Georgia.
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WILLIE WELCH QUEEN
GEORGIA
SGT CO C 727 RY OPR BN TC
WORLD WAR II
MAY 30 1905 MAY 25 1972
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