Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Honored By
The Nielson Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND; ABOARD USS DENEBOLA AD-12, UNDERWATER DEMOLITION TEAM (UDT) 15, AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE CORONADO, CALIFORNIA AND USS BENNINGTON CV-20. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.