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Richard Paul Nelson
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Rank
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Unit
A CO 32 INF 7 DIV
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Date of Death
December 1, 1950
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Sergeant Nelson was an Browning Automatic Rifleman in Company A, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. On December 1, 1950, his company was delaying the overwhelming Chinese forces at the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea to permit the withdrawal of Task Force MacLean-Faith. He was killed by enemy fire while firing anti-tank missiles at the enemy. His remains were not recovered. |
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