Name:
Nelson Emerson Puckett
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
830048
Unit:
22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade
Date of Death:
1944-07-21
State:
Virginia
Cemetery:
Presley Place Cemetery, Clinchco, Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
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Nelson Emerson Puckett was born on January 30, 1924, in Dickenson County, Virginia. He was the son of Walter Grey Puckett and Nancy Belle Branham Puckett.
He served in the Pioneer Company, 22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade as a Corporal during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 21, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.