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Elmer Orin Nelson 1917 - 2007

Elmer Orin Nelson of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN was born on June 11, 1917, and died at age 89 years old on April 14, 2007. Elmer Nelson was buried at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section 26 Site 175 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis.
Elmer Orin Nelson
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN 55435
June 11, 1917
April 14, 2007
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  • 06/11
    1917

    Birthday

    June 11, 1917
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: LCDR Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 04/14
    2007

    Death

    April 14, 2007
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Ft. Snelling National Cemetery Section 26 Site 175 7601 34th Avenue, South, in Minneapolis, Mn 55450
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In 1917, in the year that Elmer Orin Nelson was born, it is believed that a worldwide influenza pandemic began in Asia. By 1920, it is estimated that 50 - 100 million died throughout the world (3 - 5% of the population). In the U.S. alone, 500,000 perished from what came to be called the Spanish Flu or the 1918 flu.
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In 1928, at the age of only 11 years old, Elmer was alive when aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
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