World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Evert Hjalmar Nelson
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New Britain, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL CONSTRUCTION TRAINING CENTER WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, ADVANCE BASE DEPOT, DAVISVILLE, RHODE ISLAND, 99TH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION, 100TH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION, 129TH NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION, 61ST NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION, 2ND NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BRIGADE, RECEIVING STATION SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, RECEIVING STATION BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.