World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Clyde Nelson
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Honored By
Franklin Duane Nelson
Relationship
Son
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC AT IWO JIMA, LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. HE WAS IN TOKYO BAY WHEN THE JAPANESE SURRENDERED. RECEIVED SEVERAL BATTLE STARS.