The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Carl Thomas Nelson
Rank
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Unit
B CO 38 INF 2 DIV
Date of Death
July 31, 1951
Private First Class Nelson was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Hoensong, North Korea on February 12, 1951 and died while a prisoner on July 31, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.