James Welsh '53
Date of birth: May 8, 1931
Date of death: December 23, 1963
Age: 32
Lucky Bag
From the 1953 Lucky Bag:
JAMES CARTER WELSH
Boulder City, Nevada
A Westerner, Jim lived in Denver, Colorado, Phoenix, Arizona, and finally ended up in Boulder City, Nevada. If asked, he was ready and willing to put out the straight dope on the building of Boulder Dam or the way to beat the "One-armed Bandits" at Las Vegas. ... In the way of sports, J.C. could usually be found out on the Severn bending his back in one of the Navy's shells; in the fall, he was always hard at work backing up the line for the fifth batt football team. ... His wit, coupled with his friendliness and personality, made him tops with all of his classmates.
He was also a member of the 20th Company staff for the fall set.
Loss
James died on December 23, 1963 of injuries he sustained in a crash of his U-6A Beaver on December 11 near Clark Field, Philippines. There were five people aboard, and all initially survived. He is buried in Nevada.
He was survived by his wife. (Information from March 1964 issue of SHIPMATE.)
Class of 1953
James is one of 62 members of the Class of 1953 in Memorial Hall.
