World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lang R. Nelson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Hamlet, North Carolina
Honored By
L. R. Nelson
Basic training, Camp Wheeler, Georgia. Trained as a high speed Morse Code Operator instructor, 5th Regiment, 16th Battalion, Company D. Served in European Theater of Operations - Normandy Beach, Southern France, Rhine and Germany. Also attached to 3rd Army, 79th Infantry Division, XV Corps and 7th Army, 14th Armored Division. Member of the 395th Quartermaster Trucking Company. Also operated in England before crossing the English Channel. Awarded Silver Star, Army of Occupation, Germany; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, American Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal and WWII Victory Medal.