World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ben Gustav Nelsen
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Centralia, Washington
Honored By
Patricia Aileen Nelsen
Relationship
Wife
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE, HE WAS IN NORMANDY ON D-DAY AND CROSSED THE RHINE. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.