Nelson Russel John

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Russel John Nelson is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

West Point Philippines Defense Memorial

Name:

Russel John Nelson

Rank:

Colonel

Serial Number:

O-12423

Unit:

United States Army

Date of Death:

1944-12-15

State:

Michigan

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines

Plot:

Tablets of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart

Comments:

Russell John Nelson was born on April 24, 1897, in Michigan. He was the son of John Nelson and Annie Marie Johnson Nelson. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1919. He served in the 101st Infantry Regiment, 101st Division Philippine Army, as a Colonel during World War II.

After the fall of Bataan, Col. Nelson was captured, taken prisoner, and held at PW Camp #2 in Davao, Mindanao. He was reported Missing in Action and officially declared dead on December 14, 1944. His name is memorialized in the Tablets of the Missing in the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines.

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