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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Thomas W. Nelson

Hometown

Springfield, Virginia

Honored By

National Funeral Directors Association

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A COMBAT INFANTRYMAN WITH COMPANY B, 19TH ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION, 14TH ARMORED DIVISION IN FRANCE, BELGIUM AND GERMANY. WOUNDED AT JAHNSDORF, GERMANY, APRIL 23, 1945. CITATIONS INCLUDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, RHINELAND CAMPAIGN AND CENTRAL EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN BATTLE STARS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, BRONZE STAR AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.