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Robert James Nelson 1929 - 2008

Robert James Nelson of Hayfield, Dodge County, Minnesota was born on September 5, 1929, and died at age 78 years old on August 22, 2008. Robert Nelson was buried at Calverton National Cemetery Section 36 Site 2322 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton, Ny.
Robert James Nelson
Hayfield, Dodge County, Minnesota 55940
September 5, 1929
August 22, 2008
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  • 09/5
    1929

    Birthday

    September 5, 1929
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 08/22
    2008

    Death

    August 22, 2008
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    Calverton National Cemetery Section 36 Site 2322 Princeton Boulevard - Rt 25, in Calverton, Ny 11933
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In 1929, in the year that Robert James Nelson was born, the St. Valentine's Day Massacre happened on February 14th. In Chicago, seven men from the North Side Irish gang were gunned down by Al Capone's South Side Italian gang at the garage at 2122 North Clark Street. Al Capone was making a successful move to take over Chicago's organized crime. But the St. Valentine's Day massacre also resulted in a public outcry against all gangsters.
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In 1945, he was 16 years old when on June 22nd, the Battle of Okinawa ended. A joint Army and Marine campaign, supported by the Navy, the Battle of Okinawa went on for 82 days. The last Japanese resistance on Okinawa was defeated. 4,907 Navy, 4,675 Army, and 2,938 Marine Corps personnel were killed in the battle on the US side. It is estimated that 110,071 on the Japanese side were killed - the estimate includes Okinawan citizens who were pressed into service and includes children. With the win of Okinawa, the United States gained an important base of operations in the Pacific.
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