World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Harold D. Nelson, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Taylor, Mississippi
Honored By
Survivors of the USS Block Island CVE-21
SERVED ON BOTH OF THE USS BLOCK ISLAND SHIPS, CVE-21 AND 106 AS A FIREMAN FIRST CLASS FROM APRIL 6, 1944 TO DECEMBER 1, 1945. HE SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE CVE-21, BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE (U-549) ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 29, 1944 IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.