In Memoriam

BILLY D NELSON

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Nelson, Billy Dean
Loomis, NE
USMC
PFC

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6/30/1947

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7/20/1966
7/20/1966

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South Vietnam
Quang Nam
AT980610
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Not Listed
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0811 = Field Artillery Cannoneer
E BTRY, 2ND BN, 12TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
Purple Heart
Prairie Home Cemetery, Holdrege, NE
Casualty codes: A1-D-7
A1 = Hostile, died outright
D = Gun or small arms fire
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
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Shot By VC In Duc Ky (1) 10 Km NE Of Liberty Bridge 20Jul66.

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