World War II Honoree

Otis S. Nickerson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Nantucket, Massachusetts

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED FROM OCTOBER 1940 UNTIL OCTOBER 1941 WITH BATTERY 'G', 211TH COAST ARTILLERY REGIMENT. HE RE-ENLISTED ON MARCH 4, 1942 AND SERVED THROUGH OCTOBER 1945. SERVED OVERSEAS WITH REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS, 67TH COAST ARTILLERY REGIMENT AND LATER WITH COMPANY 'C', 290TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 75TH INFANTRY DIVISION. WAS WOUNDED IN THE LEFT HAND DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE ON JANUARY 22, 1945. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 6 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.