World War II Honoree

Thomas W. Nelson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Hancock, Michigan

SERVED FROM MAY 5, 1941 TO OCTOBER 28, 1945 WITH BATTERY A, 133RD ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUN BATTALION. AT PEARL HARBOR ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. SERVED ON CHRISTMAS ISLAND, GUADALCANAL AND CANTON ISLAND. IN COMBAT ON D-DAY AND IN BATTLE OF THE BULGE. SERVED IN NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON.