William L. Nelson (Medal of Honor)


William Lloyd Nelson was an American combat soldier who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest decoration for valor, for his actions on April 24, 1943, during World War II.
Nelson was born in Delaware, on February 22, 1918. Drafted into the United States Army in January 1941, he trained at Fort Dix, New Jersey.
Nelson was killed in action during the Tunisia Campaign while serving as a sergeant and a member of the 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, part of the 9th Infantry Division. Nelson is interred at Silverbrook Cemetery in Wilmington, Delaware

Medal of Honor

His Medal of Honor citation read as follows:

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