Kenneth D. Nelson

Technical Fifth Grade Kenneth Duane Nelson Parshall High School photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Mountrail

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Technician Fifth Grade
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company A
    Regiment / Group / Brigade:
    123 Infantry
    Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
    33rd Division
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    Asiatic Pacific Theater
    Japan
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Died in service in Japan

Biography:

Kenneth Duane Nelson was born in Parshall, Montrail County, North Dakota on October 24, 1925, to Edwin William Nelson and Marguerite Elizabeth Colclough. He entered the United States Army at Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, Minnesota on December 13, 1944, and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Technician Fifth Grade Nelson died in service on July 20, 1946, and is in Block 16, Lot 59, Parshall Community Cemetery, Parshall, North Dakota.

Technician Fifth Grade Kenneth Duane Nelson grave marker photo

Sources: Ancestry/Find a Grave