World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Arthur Nelson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Kansas City, Missouri
Honored By
Carlana K. Fitch
Relationship
Cousin
ENTERED SERVICE AS A PRIVATE. MADE CORPORAL PRIOR TO HIS DEATH. HE WAS STATIONED ABOARD A BATTLESHIP IN THE PACIFIC, IN LEYTE GULF. THE SHIP WAS STRAFED BY JAPANESE GUNFIRE AND HE WAS KILLED. HE WAS IN HIS EARLY TWENTIES WHEN HE DIED. BURIED IN A CEMETERY IN LEYTE.