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Personal info

Full name
NELSON, Carl William
Date of birth
29 November 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
Hometown
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39217791
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
347th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 December 1944
Place of death
Erching, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 21 4

Immediate family

Members
Carl E. Nelson (father)
Selma A. (Ahlkvist) Nelson (mother)
John A. Nelson (brother)
Charles E. Nelson (brother)
Anna E. Nelson (sister)
Alvin H. Nelson (brother)
Emil H. Nelson (brother)
Mary L. Nelson (sister)
Robert A. Nelson (brother)

More information

Pvt Carl W. Nelson enlisted in Portland, Oregon on 17 January 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Two of his brothers also served.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Nelson Family Tree, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S, The News Tribune - 20 January 1945