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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Jack Irwin Nelson

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Atlanta, Georgia

Honored By

His Three Daughters

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

OUR FATHER WAS ON THE SHIP USS VINCENNES, AND IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS IN GUADALCANAL IN THE FIRST BATTLE OF SALVO. HE WAS SHOT OUT OF HIS GUN MOUNT AND SUSTAINED 33 PIECES OF SHRAPNEL TO BE RESCUED BY SOMEONE WHO SWAM OUT FROM A PASSING SHIP TO SAVE HIM.