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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Hugh Alan Nelson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Erie, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Michael Lynett

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1947, attaining the rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade and was assigned to the crew of the destroyer escort USS Coolbaugh DE-217. He received military training at Northwestern University Midshipmen's School (1944), the Naval Training Center, Miami, Florida (1945), and Key West Sound School (1945).