Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Welborn akashanda mune dzimwe hondo nhatu: Hondo yePhilippine neAmerica
, Kupandukira kwevaBhokisi, uye Hondo Yenyika I, pakupedzisira achikwira kusvika pachinzvimbo chacolonel. Akashanda saTactical Officer paWest Point, 1904<unk>1906. Mushure mekunge tanki yaunzwa kunhandare yehondo muHondo Yenyika I, Welborn akarondedzerwa kuti ave mukuru wekutanga weUnited States Army Tank Service, iyo yaakagamuchira Distinguished Service Medal. Akasiya basa muna 1932.