- SURNAME
Syes
- FORENAME
Ernest Nelson,Jr
- UNIT
- RANK
Private
- NUMBER
36767374
- AWARD
Bronze Star
- PLACE
Burma 1944
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Springfield,Sangamon County,Illinois
born 29.5.1925 Springfield,Illinois
son of Ernest Nelson and Julia Marie (nee Ondrey) Syes
enlisted 20.11.1943
475 Infantry Regiment 1944-45
awards Silver Star,Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster,Purple Heart (unit/dates ?)
sales associate in floor covering,C.A. Dawson
owner/operator of The Wallpaper Shop,Springfield (retired 1991)
married Joyce Meldeen Stone 23.9.1951 (1927-86) (1 son)
died 12.11.2000 Pawnee,Illinois
Oak Ridge Cemetery,Springfield,Sangamon County,Illinois
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