World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Edwin Nixon
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Chandler, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER, INCLUDING IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND IN KOREA. HIS UNIT WAS PREPARING FOR THE INVASION OF JAPAN WHEN THE WAR ENDED. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ALSO AWARDED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL FOR SERVICE IN THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.