C. Ed Nelson - U. S. Navy - World War II U.S. Military

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C. Ed Nelson, Jr. in the Navy 1943 - 136-2.bmp

[136-2] - C. Ed Nelson, Jr. in the Navy 1943

C. Ed Nelson, Jr., Pharmacist Mate 2nd Class, Tientsin, China, October 21, 1945 - 136-3.bmp

[136-3] - C. Ed Nelson, Jr., Pharmacist Mate 2nd Class, Tientsin, China, October 21, 1945

C. Ed Nelson, Jr., Tientsin, China, November 1945 - 136-4.bmp

[136-4] - C. Ed Nelson, Jr., Tientsin, China, November 1945

C. Ed Nelson, Jr. (top left) with fellow soldiers. Tientsin, China, December 1945 - 136-5.bmp

[136-5] - C. Ed Nelson, Jr. (top left) with fellow soldiers. Tientsin, China, December 1945

C. Ed Nelson, Jr. with Japanese Banner, Okinawa 1945 - 136-6.bmp

[136-6] - C. Ed Nelson, Jr. with Japanese Banner, Okinawa 1945

C. Ed Nelson, Jr. (R) and Jack Lowe (L), Okinawa, July 25, 1945 - 136-7.bmp

[136-7] - C. Ed Nelson, Jr. (R) and Jack Lowe (L), Okinawa, July 25, 1945

Sign for the III Corps Medical BN/III Phib Corps Hospital. Okinawa, 1944 - 136-8.bmp

[136-8] - Sign for the III Corps Medical BN/III Phib Corps Hospital. Okinawa, 1944

Anti-Aircraft Fire at night over Naha Airport, Okinawa, April 1945 - 136-9.bmp

[136-9] - Anti-Aircraft Fire at night over Naha Airport, Okinawa, April 1945

C. Ed Nelson, Jr. as a child in Shreveport, Louisiana, 1929 - 136-10.bmp

[136-10] - C. Ed Nelson, Jr. as a child in Shreveport, Louisiana, 1929

C. Ed Nelson, Jr. as a child in Shreveport, Louisiana, 1930 - 136-11.bmp

[136-11] - C. Ed Nelson, Jr. as a child in Shreveport, Louisiana, 1930

C. Ed Nelson, Jr., Hot Springs, Arkansas, July 2, 1939 - 136-12.bmp

[136-12] - C. Ed Nelson, Jr., Hot Springs, Arkansas, July 2, 1939

C. Ed Nelson, Jr., Executive Vice President & General Manager, Louisiana State Fair, in his office in Shreveport, October 1978 - 136-13.bmp

[136-13] - C. Ed Nelson, Jr., Executive Vice President & General Manager, Louisiana State Fair, in his office in Shreveport, October 1978

C. Ed Nelson, Jr. with Gov. David Treen, Rep. Art Sour, J. Hugh Watson, Jr. Livestock Sale in Shreveport at the Fairgrounds, October 27, 1981 - 136-14.bmp

[136-14] - C. Ed Nelson, Jr. with Gov. David Treen, Rep. Art Sour, J. Hugh Watson, Jr. Livestock Sale in Shreveport at the Fairgrounds, October 27, 1981

C. Ed Nelson, Jr., Honorable Discharge, May 7, 1946 - 136-15.bmp

[136-15] - C. Ed Nelson, Jr., Honorable Discharge, May 7, 1946

C. Ed Nelson, Jr., Honorable Discharge, January 26, 1953 - 136-16.bmp

[136-16] - C. Ed Nelson, Jr., Honorable Discharge, January 26, 1953

C. Ed Nelson, Jr., Notice of Separation, May 7, 1946 - 136-17.bmp

[136-17] - C. Ed Nelson, Jr., Notice of Separation, May 7, 1946

C. Ed Nelson, Jr., DD-214, Notice of Separation, November 16, 1950 - 136-18.bmp

[136-18] - C. Ed Nelson, Jr., DD-214, Notice of Separation, November 16, 1950

Helmet Worn by C. Ed Nelson during D-Day, France, 1944. Note white cross painted on fading red/orange background. - 136-19.bmp

[136-19] - Helmet Worn by C. Ed Nelson during D-Day, France, 1944. Note white cross painted on fading red/orange background.

C. Ed Nelson, Jr., Helmet Worn by C. Ed Nelson during D-Day, France, 1944. Note white cross painted on fading red/orange background. - 136-20.bmp

[136-20] - C. Ed Nelson, Jr., Helmet Worn by C. Ed Nelson during D-Day, France, 1944. Note white cross painted on fading red/orange background.

Bedroll and Canvas Bags carried by C. Ed Nelson during WWII - 136-21.bmp

[136-21] - Bedroll and Canvas Bags carried by C. Ed Nelson during WWII

Articles carried by Ed Nelson during and after the War: Sulfadiazine in yellow packet was for wounds and was carried in the red container and placed into the canvas pouch; Capstan + cigarettes; One pack of Lucky Strikes is still unopened; Letter of appreciation by Eisenhower - 136-22.bmp

[136-22] - Articles carried by Ed Nelson during and after the War: Sulfadiazine in yellow packet was for wounds and was carried in the red container and placed into the canvas pouch; Capstan + cigarettes; One pack of Lucky Strikes is still unopened; Letter of appreciation by Eisenhower

Letter of Appreciation from General Eisenhower - 136-23.bmp

[136-23] - Letter of Appreciation from General Eisenhower

Copy of Scottish Daily Express Picked up by C. Ed Nelson in 1944 - 136-24.bmp

[136-24] - Copy of Scottish Daily Express Picked up by C. Ed Nelson in 1944

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