Merl Morris Welty was born July 30, 1917 to Nelson Ernest and Hulda Louise Haupt Welty. He died Nov. 4, 1943 and is buried in Keokuk National Cemetery, Keokuk, IA.
Pvt. Welty served in World War II with the U.S. Army 133rd Infantry, 34th Division and was KIA in Italy.
Source: ancestry.com