Name:
Glenn D. Nielson
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
39341806
Unit:
18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-02-02
State:
Oregon
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
C
Row:
9
Grave:
6
Decoration:
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
Glenn D. Nielson was born in 1918 in Big Springs, Deuel County, Nebraska. He was the son of Neils Christian Nielson and Lillian Glyde Polley Nielson. Glenn served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Corporal in the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on February 2, 1945 and is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.