World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Elmer L. Nietfeld
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Grand Island, Nebraska
Honored By
Betty
Relationship
Wife
TOOK BASIC TRAINING IN CALIFORNIA. ASSIGNED DUTY AS A BROWNING AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN IN THE 30TH INFANTRY DIVISION. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS. AFTER HOSTILITIES CEASED, WAS TASKED TO ASSIST GERMAN CIVILIANS THAT REQUIRED HELP AND ASSISTANCE AS A RESULT OF THE WAR.