Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Dorothy Nelson & Lynn Nelson Miller
Relationship
Wife & Daughter
SERVED AS FIRST SERGEANT IN THE 126TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 32ND RED ARROW DIVISION, 1942-1945. MADE 5 BEACH HEADS. RECEIVED TWO BRONZE STARS AND THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC, PHILIPPINES, LEYTE AND LUZON WITH THE MOST CONSECUTIVE COMBAT DAYS OF ANY DIVISION.