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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

David Nelson Dovel

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Stratford, Texas

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

STAFF SERGEANT, COMPANY M, 382ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, 96TH INFANTRY DIVISION. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR FOR HEROISM ON NISHIBARU RIDGE, OKINAWA IN 1945. AFTER A MACHINE GUN CREW HAD BEEN KILLED, HE PICKED UP THE WATER-COOLED MACHINE GUN AND FIRED IT FROM HIS HIP INTO A LARGE JAPANESE FORCE THAT WAS THREATENING TO OVER-RUN HIS COMPANY. HE WAS ALSO TWICE AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.