World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Russell O. Nelson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Providence, Rhode Island
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH HEADQUARTERS ARMY FORCES, WESTERN PACIFIC AS A ADMINISTRATIVE NON COMMISSIONED OFFICER. AWARDED THE ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.