World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas Elliott Nix
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Monticello, Mississippi
Honored By
Ms. Anita B. Nix
Relationship
Wife
Served in the Infantry 1944-1946. Served in the South Pacific: Guam, Iwo Jima, Okinawa. Awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for the capture of Iwo Jima in the 3rd Marine Division. Discharged from the 1st Marine Division.