James H. Nelson | American Battle Monuments Commission

World War II

Service #	0-808118
Unit	319th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy
Rank	Second Lieutenant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From	Louisiana
Date of Death	January 25 1946
Status	Recovered
Memorialized	Walls of the Missing Manila American Cemetery Manila American Cemetery McKinley Road, Fort Bonifacio 1634 Philippines

319th Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy

Air Medal

Purple Heart

Air Medal, Purple Heart - Remains recovered

Notes

2LT Nelson's remains have been recovered and identified in 2001. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.

When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.