World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ralph Leon Nelson
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Ansley, Nebraska
Honored By
Rose M. Johns
Relationship
Granddaughter
1940-1942: USS ENTERPRISE, FIREMAN 3RD CLASS, PARTICIPATED IN THE DOOLITTLE RAID; 1942-1943: USS COLUMBIA, FIREMAN 1ST CLASS, PARTICIPATED IN ENEMY ACTION WHILE ON BOARD THE USS COLUMBIA; 1943-1944: USS GENERAL J. R. BROOKE, MACHINIST'S MATE 2ND CLASS.