World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Alexander Robert Nelson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Ann G. Westman
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED AS A NAVIGATOR WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 449TH BOMB GROUP, 716TH SQUADRON ABOARD A B-24. SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY ON MAY 24, 1944. WAS TAKEN PRISONER OF WAR AND KEPT AT STALAG LUFT III AND VII. LIBERATED ON APRIL 29, 1945. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL AND THE DISTINGUISHED AIR MEDAL.