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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Delbert Lamar Nielsen

Branch of Service

U.S. Coast Guard

Hometown

Mesa, Arizona

Honored By

Mr. Delbert L. Nielsen

Relationship

Self

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Activity During WWII

Enlisted November 15, 1942; called to active duty March 15, 1943. After boot camp, assigned aboard USS LST 19, with duty in the South Pacific. I made three invasions of Japanese held Islands; Saipan June 15, 1944; Tinian July 24, 1944, both in the Marianna Islands; Peleliu September 15, 1944, in the Palau Islands. Ship sunk on reef, re-floated, towed to U.S., repaired, returned to the South Pacific. Discharged November 21, 1945.