Roy Lane NelsonFirst LieutenantA CO, 1ST BN, 52ND INFANTRY, 198 INF BDE Army of the United States 24 July 1947 - 23 April 1971 San Antonio, Texas Panel 03W Line 005 |
 
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Lieutenant Nelson was an above average student and an extremely conscientious, dedicated and involved member of the cadet corps at the University of Texas at Austin. He planned to make the Army his career. Lieutenant Nelson was born on July 24, 1947, in Lawton, Oklahoma, the son of Hermon S. Nelson, a career Army noncommissioned officer, and Althea Nelson. Upon graduation from Thomas Jefferson High School, San Antonio, Texas, in 1965, he enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin. He married the former Toni L. Lowe on August 29, 1969, in San Antonio, Texas. Lieutenant Nelson graduated in January of 1970 with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Industrial Management and was commissioned as an Infantry Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army on January 24, 1970, upon completion of the Army ROTC program. After commissioning, he left immediately for the Infantry Officers' Basic Course, Fort Benning, Georgia. After completing this training he was assigned as Assistant Administrative Officer and Custodian of Classified Documents for the Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Committee, U.S. Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, GA. On February 12, 1971 he was deployed to the Republic of Vietnam and assigned as a Platoon Leader, Company A, 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry, 23rd Infantry Division (Americal), located at Chu Lai, Quang Ngai Province. Lieutenant Nelson was killed in action on April 23, 1971. He received the Bronze Star with "V" Device, Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Combat Infantryman's Badge. His widow, Toni L. Nelson; daughter, Shannon; his parents, and brother Gary D. Nelson survived Lieutenant Nelson at the time of his death.
From an Assistant Professor of Military Science at UT and an acquaintance of his then wife, |
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 07 May 2007
Last updated 08/10/2009