World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Elisha Ray Nance
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bedford, Virginia
Honored By
Kay Giuseppe
Relationship
Fellow Virginian
APART OF THE D-DAY INVASION AT NORMANDY AND AMONG THE FIRST WAVE OF SOLDIERS ON OMAHA BEACH. WOUNDED, BUT ONE OF THE 18 SURVIVORS OF THE 40 MEN FROM BEDFORD, VIRGINIA WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS INVASION.