World War II Honoree

Richard E. Nelson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Harwood, North Dakota

Honored By

Mrs. Jeanne Cecka

Relationship

Sister

Enlisted in Navy after high school at the age of 18. He was sent to the Great Lakes for training and then to the USS Arizona BB-39. He was killed in action in WWII on December 7, 1941, when a bomb hit his ship. We were notified two weeks later. A Legion Post was built in Harwood and named the Richard Nelson Post. He was the first casualty in the area.