US PARAS 2 Nelson, Earl

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Nelson​

• FORENAME

Earl​

• UNIT

503 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company A,3 Bn)​

• RANK

Staff Sergeant​

• NUMBER

426927904​

• DATE OF DEATH

16th January 1971​

• AGE

26​

• GRAVESITE

New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery,Southaven,DeSoto County,Mississippi​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Memphis,Tennessee​

born 21.9.1944​

married​

awards Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster,Air Medal,Army Commendation Medal​

accidental death (non hostile) Binh Dinh Province,South Vietnam​

hit a night defence trip wire​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 05W Line 50​

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