World War II Honoree

Elmer Lee Nickerson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER IN NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, AND ITALY DURING THE WAR. SERVED INITIALLY UNDER GENERAL PATTON AS A TANK DRIVER; AND LATER TRANSPORTED SUPPLIES AND AMMUNITION FROM A SEAPORT TO FORWARD OPERATING BASES IN ITALY. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.