Military Involvement
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Carl Stanley Nelson was born Sept. 18, 1920 to Chris C. and Mattie Jensen Nelson. He died Oct. 21, 2006.
Carl served in World War II with the U.S. Army Detachment A, 3rd Radio Squadron.
Source: ancestry.com
Donald H. “Don" Nelson was born Oct. 7, 1914 to Ray and Agnes M. Nielsen Nelson. He died Dec. 31, 2002
Sgt. Nelson served in World War II with the U.S. Army 754th Field Artillery and was awarded the American Theater Service Medal and European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal from the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns.
Source: ancestry.com
Elmer Lawrence Nelson was born May 2, 1915 to Arthur Lawrence and Emma Sophia Hansen Nelson. He died Aug. 27, 1983 and is buried in Griswold Cemetery, Pottawattamie County, IA.
Elmer served in World War II with the U.S. Army 214th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion, 5th and 7th Army, 3rd Division, supporting 42nd and 45th Divisions.
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Howard LaVerne Nelson was born Apr. 4, 1919 to Arthur Lawrence and Emma Sophia Hansen Nelson. He died Nov. 26, 1985 and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Brayton, IA.
MSgt. Nelson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Horace Woodward Nelson. Jr. was born June 19, 1913 to Horace W. (Sr.) and Nellie Leeson Nelson. He died May 30, 1986 and is buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA.
Petty Officer Nelson served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Seabees.
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John Andrew Nelson was born Aug. 15, 1915 to Horace W. (Sr.) and Nellie Leeson Nelson. He died Jan. 3, 2001 and is buried in Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, TX.
Sgt. Nelson served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
James Stauffer Nelson was born July 22, 1915 to James and Alpha Stauffer Nelson. He died Nov. 5, 1995 and is buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN.
Petty Officer Nelson served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS LST-692.
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Robert Franklin Nelson was born May 28, 1919 to James and Alpha Stauffer Nelson. He died May 5, 1993 and is buried in Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, Houston, TX.
Robert served in World War II with the U.S. Army. He also served in Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
John Randolph Nelson was born Oct. 28, 1907 to Nels and Ida H. Dettmers Nelson. He died in 1962 and is buried in Atlantic Cemetery, Atlantic, IA.
John served in World War II with the U.S. Army 749th Field Artillery Battalion.
Source: ancestry.com
Richard Franklin Nelson was born Dec. 25, 1913 to Martin D. and Carrie Sorensen Nelson. He died Oct. 7, 1970 and is buried in Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA.
Pvt. Nelson served with the U.S. Army Medical Detachment, 160th Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry.
Source: ancestry.com
Ronald Wayne Nelson was born June 5, 1927 to Emil and Louise Niles Nelson. He died Sept. 22, 1995 and is buried in Spring Creek Memorial Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK.
Sgt. Nelson served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
Victor Edward Nelson was born Apr. 13, 1918 to Charles A. and Margaret Schlicht Nelson. He died Oct. 25, 2005 and is buried in Noble Center Cemetery, Cass County, IA.
Victor served in World War II with the U.S. Army Headquarters Detachment, 1861st Service Command Unit.
Source: ancestry.com
Myron Alden Newell was born Apr. 7, 1916 to Asa L. and Nettie Florence Seymour Newell. He died June 24, 1998 and is buried in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.
Myron served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Eugene Fred “Gene” Newlin was born Apr. 18, 1907 to Fred Commodore and Margaret Blayne Peters Newlin. He died Feb. 4, 1963 and is buried in Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA.
Eugene served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Frank Clarke Newlon was born June 26, 1905. He died Dec. 15, 1982.
Lt.Col. Newlon served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Source: ancestry.com
Orville Floyd Newman was born July 31, 1921 to Floyd W. and Hazel Jane Covault Newman. He died Oct. 14, 2008 in CA.
Orville served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Dale (DD-353).
Source: ancestry.com
Emmet Marshall Newton was born Jan. 29, 1903 to Eddy S. and Roma S. Houck Newton. He died Sept. 17, 1979 in Tacoma, WA.
Emmet served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2019; updated May 2021