World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James P. Nelson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Minden, Nebraska
Honored By
Jamie Zabicki & Debbie Ryan
Relationship
Daughters
ON JUNE 8, 1944, TWO DAYS FOLLOWING THE NORMANDY INVASION, 25-YEAR-OLD 2ND LIEUTENANT NELSON, 8TH AIR FORCE, B-17 PILOT, FLEW THE FIRST OF 35 BOMBING MISSIONS OVER GERMANY FOR WHICH HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.