Name:
Zelmer Bill Nance
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
320136
Unit:
22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade
Date of Death:
1944-07-27
State:
Arkansas
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
N
Row:
Grave:
1029
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Zelmer “Bill” Nance was born on September 11, 1922. He was the son of Pleasant Alexander "Ples" Nance and Ellen Costley Nance.
He served in the Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade as a Corporal during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 27, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.