John Bastian Nelson
Graduating
Class of 1914
Served in
World War I
First Lieutenant
John Bastian Nelson
Army
127th Infantry Regiment
32nd Infantry Division
Company A
Hometown
Eau Claire, WI
Date of Birth
Location of Death
Hauts-de-France, France
Date of Death
Location of Burial
Unknown
More About First Lieutenant Nelson
First Lieutenant Nelson served in the Alsace-Lorraine sector before seeing four months of fighting at Château-Thierry and the Belgian front.
He was killed in action while leading his troops against the Kriemhilde Stellung (Hindenburg Line) during the Battle of the Argonne Forest.