World War II (WWII)

Served in South Pacific Area Buried in Plot B, Grave 511, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii

Served in Asiatic Pacific Theater and Japan Buried in Family Plot, Alexander Cemetery, Alexander, NDak.

Served in European African Middle Eastern Theater Buried in Family Plot, Rawson Cemetery, Rawson, NDak.

Served in European African Middle Eastern Theater Buried in Grave 4, Plot 17, Farland Cemetery, Arnegard, NDak.

Served in European African Middle Eastern Theater Buried in Block 25, Section C, Grave 14450, Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, Minn.

Served in European African Middle Eastern Theater Buried in Plot E, Row 12, Grave 34, Luxembourg, Belgium

Served in Asiatic Pacific Theater Buried in Row 6, Grave 479, Section D, Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, Calif.

born McKenzie. NDak 23 Jun 20; resident McKenzie County, NDak; entered US Navy San Francisco, Calif 8 Oct 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 4 Jan 44 Marshall Islands; remains not recovered. 

Field Musician First Class Warren Gordon Nelson was born April 14, 1923 on the family farm in Rubin Township of Nelson Count, near Lakota, ND. In the early 1930's the family moved to Lakota, where Warren resided until he joined the Marines. He graduated with the Lakota High School class of 1941 and enrolled at Mayville State Teachers College in the summer of that year. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on December 13, 1942 and received his basic training in San Diego, CA.

Born Dayton MN 20 February 1921. Resident of Pierce County ND when entered US Army in Anoka MN on 16 January 1951. Served in Korea.