UDTs Nelms, Robert Russell (Petey)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Nelms​

• FORENAME

Robert Russell (Petey)​

• UNIT

U.S.N.R. UDT-3​

• RANK

Seaman First Class​

• NUMBER

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• AWARD

Bronze Star​

• PLACE

Guam 1944​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 14.9.1924 St. Louis, Missouri, USA​

father Russell Nelms​

mother Hazel Nelms​

attended Marshall High School​

05.07.1943 enlisted Navy​

achieved rank of Gunners Mate Second Class​

10.12.1945 discharged​

1945 married Patricia (nee Coakley) Nelms (1927-2017)​

7 children​

died 29.7.2004​

Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Will County, Illinois Section G3 Site 432​