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Personal info

Full name
NELSON, John Edward
Date of birth
20 April 1907
Age
37
Place of birth
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Hometown
Commerce, Polk County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37693598
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 December 1944
Place of death
Near Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 49 23

Immediate family

Members
John E. Nelson Sr. (father)
Eva V. (Beaman) Nelson (mother)
Mabel M. Nelson (sister)
Hazel I. Nelson (sister)
Goldie M. (Cayler) Nelson (wife)
JoAnn Nelson (daughter)
Raymond Nelson (son)

More information

Pfc John E. Nelson worked on a farm before he enlisted in Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa on 31 March 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Iowa Marriage Records / Frank Nelson Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division

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