Clyde & Nina Welch
Clyde left for Europe from New York City, February 5, 1945 and arrived in France February 17. He was Assigned with the 37th Tank Battalion where he served eight months as a tank driver. He served fifteen months as an Army Scout with both the 37th (2736) and 26th (761) Tank Battalions. It was at this time he was promoted to private-first-class, a member of a nine man reconnaissance scout crew. During the Central Europe Campaign he used a jeep or half-track to make reconnaissance of roads, bridges and towns that lay in the path of advancing tank colums. He operated the radio to keep in contact with the battalion and sometimes used the jeep to carry messages back and forth. His basic weapon was the Garand rifle, although he was trained in the use of all small weaponery. He also carried hand grenades, land mines and demolition explosives.
