World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Reynold Nelson
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Abilene, Texas
Honored By
David M. Nelson
Relationship
Son
CHIEF YEOMAN; AT THE TIME OF THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, HE WAS SERVING AS AN INSTRUCTOR AT THE NAVAL YEOMAN SCHOOL IN TOLEDO, OHIO. IN 1942, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO ADMIRAL NIMITZ'S STAFF AT PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII. SERVED OUT THE REST OF WAR IN THIS CAPACITY.