World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Erwin W. Nelson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Haverhill, Massachusetts
Honored By
Keith Nelson
Relationship
Nephew
ENTERED JANUARY 1944 AND DISCHARGED JANUARY 1946. CORPORAL 117TH INFANTRY DIVISION. 18 MONTHS OVERSEAS. SERVICE RIBBONS AWARDED EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN AND PERSONAL AWARDS THE PURPLE HEART, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. PRINCIPAL LOCATION IN US, CAMP WHEELER GEORGIA.