Nelson, Severt J. - War Hero

NELSON

Posted By: S. Ferrall (email)
Date: 8/2/2004 at 06:41:51

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS
Severt J. Nelson (army serial No. 2384980), sergeant, Company M, 60th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action near Cunel, France, October 12, 1918. Leading his platoon in the face of murderous machine gun fire from his front and flanks, Sergt Nelson reached his objective after taking four enemy machine gun nests and killing and capturing many prisoners. He then contnued ahead of his men, and alone cleaned out some houses in the wood, which were occupied by the enemy.

Emergency address: Andrew M. Nelson, brother, Ellsworth, Iowa
Residence at enlistment: Ellsworth, Iowa

-source: Official Register, State of Iowa 1921-1922, Twenty-Ninth Number, Military Decorations of Iowans in the World War, pg. 368

-transcribed by Sharyl Ferrall