Minnesota Discovery Center

Harold "Harry " Edward Nelson, None

conflict:World War II
branch:Navy
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location:The Pacific Theater of Operations.
enlistment date:Nov. 11, 1942
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discharge date:None
place discharged:
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history:Killed in action on October 27, 1943, while serving aboard a cruiser in the Pacific Theater.
service documents:
references:(1) Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project (2004?), p. 217; (2) Chisholm War History Committee Records. Iron Range Research Center, Chisholm, Minnesota.

Personal Information

date of birth:March 10, 1924
birth place:
home town:Balkan Township, MN
date of death:Oct. 27, 1943
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school:None

Last update: 12/03/2015