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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Henry Merrill Nelson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Tampa, Florida

Honored By

Jennifer Crenshaw

Relationship

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED FROM 1943 TO 1946 AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, PACIFIC FLEET STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ABOARD THE USS ENTERPRISE CV-6 IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS. HE WAS THE OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE JAPANESE SURRENDER ON THE USS MISSOURI BB-63.