World War II Honoree

Harley B. Nelson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Columbia City, Indiana

SERVED AT U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS; AND ON USS LST 632. AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE NAVAL YARD, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA; USS WILLOUGHBY, U.S. NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE, SOLOMONS, MARYLAND; NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO; AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE, SOLOMONS, MARYLAND; AND AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING COMMAND, NAVY 818. MEDALS: WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH FOUR BATTLE STARS, AMERICAN AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 STAR, BRONZE STAR MEDAL WITH COMBAT V, AND OCCUPATION RIBBON (JAPAN).