John Thomas Nelson
Petty Officer Second Class
HARBOR CLNCE UNIT 1, USNAVFORV
United States Navy
Washington, Illinois
January 30, 1942 to October 27, 1967
JOHN T NELSON is on the Wall at Panel 28E, Line 85

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Combat Action Ribbon
 
 John T Nelson
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06 Aug 2005

God bless him for the service to his country.
He is greatly missed by his family and friends.

Ed Jones
Chief Petty Officer, USN (Ret)


14 Apr 2007

God bless him for his service and ultimate sacrifice to his country and God bless his family.

From a friend and shipmate,
Howard (Ed) Jones
15935 County Road 5200, Rolla, Mo 65401
edjon34194@earthlink.net


 

A Note from The Virtual Wall

The official history for HCU-1 contains the following entry:
The first killed-in-action casualty for HCU ONE occurred on 27 October in the vicinity of Tan An, RVN, when EM2(DV) J. T. NELSON, USN, 528 85 09, MMC(DV) L. J. TRUJILLO, USN, 489 81 69, and SFP2(DV) J. T. LINSCOTT, USN, 685 47 16, were hit by hostile fire while searching for the body of a U.S. Army officer. Petty Officer NELSON's wounds were instantly fatal. Petty Officers TRUJILLO and LINSCOTT although seriously wounded, survived and are recovering during prolonged hospitalization in the United States.

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