World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ernest Vernon Nyland
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Honored By
Gerald and Vivian Nyland
Relationship
Son and Daughter-in-Law
HE WAS IN THE FIRST INFANTRY DIVISION THAT LANDED ON OMAHA BEACH IN JUNE OF 1944. HE WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION IN NOVEMBER OF 1944 IN AN ARTILLARY ATTACK ENROUTE TO THE ARDENNE FOREST.