# George Welch

> George Schwartz Welch was a World War II triple ace, a Distinguished Service Cross recipient, and an experimental aircraft pilot after the war. Welch is best known for having been one of the few United States Army Air Corps fighter pilots able to get airborne to engage Japanese forces in the attack on Pearl Harbor and for his work as a test pilot. Welch resigned from the United States Army Air Forces as a major in 1944, and became a test pilot for North American Aviation.

*American flying ace (1918–1954)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1918-05-10
- **Died:** 1954-10-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.4 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 5.8 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [George Welch](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Welch)
- [جورج ويلش](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AC_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B4)
- [George Welch](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Welch)
- [Джордж Велч](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B6_%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%87)
- [George Welch (pilot)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Welch_(pilot))
- [George Welch](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Welch)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1508574)

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