Military Involvement
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Robert Henry Nau was born Apr. 21, 1913 to Otto H. and Viola E. Elliott Nau. He died Oct. 29, 2001 and is buried in Macedonia Cemetery, Rolla, MO. Col.
Nau served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Felix S. Neder was born Apr. 23, 1915. He died Apr. 24, 1945 and is buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Burlington, IA.
Sgt. Neder served in World War II with the U.S. Army 271st Combat Engineer Battalion, 71st Division and was KIA in the service of his country.
Source: ancestry.com
Milford David Nelson was born Nov. 21, 1922 to David Julius and Alice H. Duffy Nelson. He died Oct. 8, 2005 and is buried in Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, IA.
Milford served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps as a fighter pilot, flying P-47's (Thunderbolt) in 23 combat missions in Germany.
Source: ancestry.com
Raymond Joseph “Boze” Nelson was born Feb. 24, 1922 to Delmar Raymond and Adelaide Josephine Koch Nelson. He died Mar. 31, 1945 and is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing, Sicily-Rome American Cemetery, Nettuno, Italy and has a cenotaph in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Burlington, IA.
Sgt. Nelson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 767th Bomber Squadron, 461st Bomber Group, Heavy and was MIA/KIA/FOD and was awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
Virgil Charles Nelson was born Apr. 26, 1923 to Victor F. and Mathilda Anderson Nelson. He died Jan. 2, 1945 and is buried in Burlington Memorial Park, Burlington, IA.
Pvt. Nelson served with the U.S. Army 346th Infantry, 87th Division in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Mar 2019; updated Jun & Jul 2020; updated Jul 2022 & May 2023