World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Anna Jane Root Nelson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED WITH THE ARMY NURSE CORPS OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER DURING THE WAR. STATIONED IN IRELAND, ENGLAND AND FRANCE. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.