Name:
Vernon Keith Nelson
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
880831
Unit:
United States Marine Corps
Date of Death:
1944-07-25
State:
Minnesota
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Courts of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Vernon Keith Nelson was born on April 11, 1925, in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota. He served in Company C, 4th Amphibian Tractor Battalion. United States Marine Corps as a Private First Class during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on July 25, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.