World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edward Herbert Nielsen
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED WITH THE THIRD ARMY, UNDER GENERAL GEORGE PATTON. LANDING WITH THE THIRD WAVE ON THE BEACHES OF NORMANDY, WITH THE COUNTER INTELLIGENCE CORPS, AND WAS ONE OF THE FIRST AMERICANS TO LIBERATE BUCHENWALD CONCENTRATION CAMP.