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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Erik Alfred Nelson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. SERVED AS A RADIO OPERATOR OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER ABOARD B-24 'LIBERATOR' HEAVY BOMBER AIRCRAFT DURING THE WAR. STATIONED IN ENGLAND, HE FLEW 25 MISSIONS OVER OCCUPIED EUROPE AND GERMANY. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.