World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
J.W. Nelson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cedar Hill, Texas
Honored By
Stacy Martinez
Relationship
Niece
Flew over 50 missions as a top turret gunner on a B-17 aircraft, 414th Bombardment Squadron (H), European Theatre of Operations, Yugoslavia, Italy, Austria, France, Romania, Budapest, Hungary, Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Greece; Enlisted 10/31/1942; Released 5/19/1945 Honorably.