Name:
Niels Peter Nielsen
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
380881
Unit:
12th Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-07-21
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Irving Park Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot:
Bethayers Section, Block 37
Row:
Lot 18
Grave:
3
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Niels Peter “Pete” Nielsen Jr. was born on January 26, 1925, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He was the son of Niels Peter Nielsen Sr. and Elfie Sophie Olsen Nielsen.
He served in Battery A, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Corporal during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 21, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.