World War II Honoree

Albert Jerome Nelson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Boothbay, Maine

Honored By

Sarah Sherman Brewer

Relationship

Friend

Enlisted in the Army in 1939, at the age of 17. His stint was just about up, when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, and he re-enlisted to help train new draftees. Attended 13 weeks of basic training at Camp Wheeler in Georgia, and became part of the 103rd Infantry, 43rd Division, M Company. Discharged from the Army in Massachusetts in March of 1946, after five years of service. Awarded the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Medal with six bronze stars, the Silver Star, two Purple Hearts, the World War II Victory Medal, the American Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal.