World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Loreen A. O. Nelson
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
La Jolla, California
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: CAPTAIN. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS COMMANDING OFFICER OF D-BATTERY ‘75MM SELF-PROPELLED GUN’, 14TH MARINES, 4TH MARINE ‘FIGHTING FOURTH’ DIVISION. ON SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1944 HE PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF SAIPAN (15 JUNE–9 JULY 1944) MARIANA ISLANDS CAMPAIGN. HE DIED SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1944 OF WOUNDS SUFFERED IN COMBAT WAS BURIED IN THE ARMY BATTLEFIELD CEMETERY ON SAIPAN. AFTER THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES WITH JAPAN, HIS REMAINS WERE RETURNED TO HIS FAMILY, WITH INTERMENT FEBRUARY 24, 1948 IN THE GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL CEMETERY SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA. DECORATION AND CITATION: RECIPIENT OF THE SILVER STAR POSTHUMOUSLY. THE SILVER STAR WAS AWARDED TO THE CAPTAIN FOR DISTINGUISHED GALLANTRY IN ACTION AND VALOR IN COMBAT AGAINST AN ENEMY FORCE.