WILLIAM HUMPHREY NELSON

               9E, 48

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WILLIAM HUMPHREY NELSON
is honored on Panel 9E, Row 48 of
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Full Name: WILLIAM HUMPHREY NELSON
Wall Name: WILLIAM H NELSON
Date of Birth: 9/24/1917
Date of Casualty: 7/20/1966
Home of Record: FILION
County of Record: HURON COUNTY
State: MI
Branch of Service: AIR FORCE
Rank: COL
Casualty Country: NORTH VIETNAM
Casualty Province: NZ
Status: MIA

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Remembrance - Posted by Ruth Babcock
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We Remember - Posted by Robert Sage
William is buried at Colfax Cemetery in Bad Axe, Huron Co, MI.

*I salute you* - Posted by Sue Eagle-Fout
What can you say about a man you never met, who fought a war you didnt understand? What do you say about a …

Never Forgotten - Posted by Bill Nelson
FOREVER REMEMBERED "If you are able, save for them a place inside of you....and save one backward glance …

I feel like I knew you - Posted by Mike Simons
My Dad was a Thud pilot and served with Colonel Nelson. My Mom and Dad and Colonel Nelson and his wife were …

Never Forgotten - Posted by Bill Nelson
ALWAYS REMEMBERED Slip off that pack. Set it down by the crooked trail. Drop your steel pot alongside. Shed …

Gone but NEVER forgotten - Posted by Franci Brice
Colonel Nelson I've worn your bracelet since the early 70s, I have it still. You gave the ultimate …

For one brave Air Force officer...COLONEL NELSON!!! - Posted by
The poor brave soldier ne'er despise, nor count him as a stranger!...REMEMBER!...he's his country's …

If I should die...remembrance for COL. William H. Nelson, USAF. - Posted by
If I should die, and leave you here awhile, be not like others, sore undone, who keeplong vigils by the …

With me still - Posted by Anita G. Dente
"Colonel Bill," I wore your bracelet proudly and prayed for you daily. The day I visited the …


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