Nelson Oden H.

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Oden H. Nelson

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

37322953

Unit:

492nd Bombardment Squadron, 7th Bombardment Group

Date of Death:

1945-08-19

State:

Minnesota

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines

Plot:

Walls of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal

Comments:

Oden H. Nelson was born in 1922 in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota. He was the flight engineer on B-24J #42-78685, assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 492nd Bombardment Squadron. They were flying a cargo of fuel from Tezpur India over the Himalayas to Kunming China when they disappeared on August 19, 1945. He was officially declared dead on August 20, 1946. Because his body was not recovered, he is memorialized on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines. Ssgt Nelson was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov