World War II Honoree

Carl C. Nielson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Gooding, Idaho

Honored By

Mr. Carl Nielson

Relationship

Self

JANUARY 13, 1944. AVIATION ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN MATE SECOND CLASS. RADIO AND RADAR TRAINING IN GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI; AVIATION ELECTRONICS TRAINING AT CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. ADDITIONAL TRAINING (VOLUNTARY BASIS) AT ELECTRONICS COUNTERMEASURE SCHOOL, SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. TRAINED TO LOCATE AND JAM ENEMY RADIO, RADAR AND GUNFIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS AT POTENTIAL INVASION SITES. ASSIGNED TO PB4Y2 HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON, SAN DIEGO. TRANSPORTED TO NORFOLK, VIRGINIA JULY 1945 TO FORM NEW SQUADRON WHEN THE BOMB WAS DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI. GROUP WAS BROKEN UP AND INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENTS WERE MADE TO DIFFERENT COMMANDS. SERVED WITH CARRIER AIR GROUP 81 OF THE FLEET AIR DETACHMENT SQUADRON AT ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY AND CHARLESTOWN, RHODE ISLAND.