WWI

Joseph Howard Nelson

Rate / Rank
Private

Birthdate
February 26 1893

Date of Death
February 4 1919

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
August 2 1918 - February 4 1919

Conflicts & Campaigns

American Expeditionary Forces
October 27, 1918 to February 4, 1919

Significant Duty Stations

Company K, 1st Infantry Replacement Draft August 27, 1918 to October 16, 1918
13th Company, Camp Gordon, Georgia, Automatic Replacement Draft October 16, 1918 to November 11, 1918
Company H, 161st Infantry November 11, 1918 to January 4, 1919
Company M, 161st Infantry January 4, 1919 to February 4, 1919

Decorations & Citations

Occupation of Germany Medal

Notes

Inducted; Cairo, Georgia. Meningitis. Person notified of death; Mrs. Ollie Cannon Nelson (Wife), RFD "B", Cairo, Georgia. Burial; Section SEC 18 Site 109, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.