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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Aanen G. Nelsen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Rensselaer, New York

Honored By

Michael J. Lynett

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

BORN IN VIGMO-STAD, IMMIGRATED TO THIS COUNTRY IN 1927 AND SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY, 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION, 99TH INFANTRY BATTALION AND FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE WHERE HIS UNIT WAS CITED FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE TOWN OF MALMEDY, BELGIUM. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR. AT THE END OF THE WAR, HIS UNIT WAS DISPATCHED TO NORWAY TO DISARM THE GERMANS AND LATER THEY WERE HONORED IN OLSO BY KING HAAKON, VII OF NORWAY.