World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edwin A. Nelson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Delmar, Delaware
Honored By
Edwin A. Nelson
Inducted, May 14, 1942. Completed aerial gunnery training at Tyndall Field, Florida. Assigned to the 12th Air Force, 310th Bombardment Group, 379th Bomb Squadron. Served as a top turret gunner on a B-25 medium bomber. Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno, Sicily and Tunisian Campaigns. Completed 11 sorties between April 5, 1943 to May 21, 1943. Awarded the Air Medal with one oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart. Date of separation: June 16, 1945.