Background
Sergeant Nelson was born in Delaware, on February 22, 1918.
Sergeant Nelson was born in Delaware, on February 22, 1918.
Drafted into the United States. Army in January 1941, he trained at Fort Dix, New Jersey. Nelson is interred at Silverbrook Cemetery in Wilmington, Delaware The United States Army Barracks in Neu-Ulm, Germany was named after Sergeant A liberty ship was named after him (?) The Middletown, Delaware National Guard armory A housing project at Fort Dix, New Jersey A recreational center at Fort Lewis, Washington Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #3792, Middletown, Delaware.
Nelson was killed in action in Tunisia while a member of the 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division.