World War II Honoree

Donald L. Nelson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

Ms. Laura Wheeler

Relationship

Grand Niece

U.S. Naval Training Station Great Lakes, Illinois; Navy Technical Training Center Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois; Amphibious training Base Solomon Islands, Maryland. LCT 5 Flotilla 1, Advanced Base Aviation Training Unit Lido Beach, Long Island, New York; U.S. Advanced Amphibious Bases: Dartmouth and Devon, Oklahoma; U.S. LCT Flotilla 19; Advanced Base Aviation Training Unit, Naval Training Center Flotilla 19; Amphibious Training Base, Camp Bradford Naval Operating Base (NOB) Norfolk, Virginia; USS LST 1108; USS LST 309, LCT 539. Received Victory Medal, European Theater of Operations Campaign Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign medal and American Area medal.