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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Nelson Platt

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Leakesville, Mississippi

Honored By

Stacy E. Churchwell

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED AT CAMP SHELBY, MISSISSIPPI, IN 1942. AWARDED THE BRONZE MEDAL, SILVER STAR, AND TWO PURPLE HEART MEDALS. HE WAS WOUNDED IN GERMANY, FEBRUARY 28, 1945. AFTER STAYING IN THE HOSPITAL IN ENGLAND SEVERAL MONTHS, HE WAS SENT TO LAWTON GENERAL HOSPITAL IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA.