Minnesota Discovery Center

Robert Jeremiah (Jerry) Nelsen, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Navy
rank:Commander
serial number:
location:
enlistment date:Sept. 15, 1941
place enlisted:Great Neck, Long Island, NY
discharge date:Sept. 5, 1945
place discharged:
decorations:
history:Continued on as Reservist after discharge.
service documents:
references:Chisholm War History Committee records. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota.

Personal Information

date of birth:July 31, 1915
birth place:Chisholm, MN
home town:
date of death:July 19, 2005
father:Avel Nelsen
mother:Nell Nelsen (nee Sullivan)
siblings:John Joseph Nelsen and Charlotte Nelsen-Scipioni.
school:Chisholm High School

Last update: 10/30/2020