Lt. Bob Welty

603rd Squadron - Pilot

Letters, Interviews and Photos

Lt. Bob Welty was a WWII B-17 pilot with the 398th Bomb Group, 603rd Squadron. He generally flew as co-pilot on the Joe Tarr Crew. He was never without his ever present camera and wrote a number of informative letters home. He also did a number of at home interviews years later. His son, Scott Welty has kindly made some of these letters and interviews available.

Letters

  1. Letter Home from Lt. Bob Welty - October 5, 1944
  2. Letter Home from Lt. Bob Welty - October 15, 1944
  3. Letter Home from Lt. Bob Welty - November 29, 1944
  4. Letter Home from Lt. Bob Welty - December 20-21, 1944

Interviews

  1. Recollections of the Mission to Merseburg 21 November 1944 by Bob Welty, Co-Pilot, 603rd Squadron

Photos

  1. Tarr's Crew - 603rd Squadron - 9 August 1944
  2. 398th Welty Photo Collection