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NELSON, Thacher - Date of
birth
28 January 1897 -
Age
47 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Wayland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-124709 -
Rank
Colonel -
Function
Regimental Commander -
Unit
Company HQ,
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart,
French Croix de Guerre with Palm
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 October 1944 - Place of
death
Rémabois Forest, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 29 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Murry Nelson (father)
Mary K. (Brown) Nelson (mother)
Lois C. Nelson (sister)
Curtis Nelson (brother)
Phoebe Nelson (sister)
Winifred (Allison) Nelson (wife)
Lois P. Nelson (daughter)
Winifred Nelson (daughter)
More information
Col Thacher Nelson, who had only been in command for two days, was killed in action when he and two other soldiers stepped into an unmarked mine field setting off an explosion.Col Nelson was instantly killed and the other two severely injured.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / McDonald McDaniel Davis Tree, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - Ida