World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Margden T. Nelson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bismarck, North Dakota
Honored By
Wife
SERVED AS MOTOR SERGEANT FOR HEADQUARTERS BATTERY, 188TH FIELD ARTILLERY GROUP. LANDED IN NORMANDY ON D-DAY PLUS 6. HE SOON BECAME A PART OF 'LIGHTNING' JOE COLLINS 7TH CORPS. BATTLES IN NORMANDY, RHINELAND, ARDENNES, ALSACE AND CENTRAL EUROPE. CITED BY THE BELGIAN ARMY AT MEUSE RIVER AND FOR ACTION AT ARDENNES. RECEIVED A MEDAL OF THE JUBILEE OF LIBERTY FROM THE REGIONAL COUNCIL OF LOWER NORMANDY AND THE FRENCH COEUR DE GUERRE WITH SILVER STAR.