Nelson, Hunter, COL

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Colonel

Last Service Branch
Infantry

Last Primary MOS
1542-Infantry Unit Commander

Last MOS Group
Infantry

Primary Unit
1918-1919, American Expeditionary Force

Service Years
1893 - 1923

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Personal Details

Home State

Tennessee

Year of Birth
1869

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Contact Info

Home Town Mount Pleasant	Last Address Los Angeles, CA
Date of Passing Jan 09, 1930

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COL Nelson was SGT Alvin York's regimental commander during World War I (328th Infantry Regiment) June 1918 - Sep 1918.

COL Nelson served over 30 years retiring in Dec 1923.

1893-1898, 1542, 24th Infantry

From Month/Year July / 1893	To Month/Year - / 1898
Unit 24th Infantry Unit Page
Rank First Lieutenant (Infantry)	MOS 1542-Infantry Unit Commander
Base, Fort or City USA and Cuba	State/Country Cuba

Patch	24th Infantry Details

	Type Infantry
	Parent Unit Infantry Units	Strength Regiment
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Dec 8, 2016

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7 Members Also There at Same Time

HHC

Banks, Frank, SGT, (1879-1898)	IN	Sergeant (Infantry)
Mays, Isaiah, CPL, (1889-1893)	MD	Corporal (Cavalry)
Bissell, Richard H., PVT, (1895-1898)	IN	Private
Brown, George A., PVT, (1896-1898)	IN	Private
Hudson, Gus, PVT, (1895-1898)	IN	Private
Johnson, James, PVT, (1894-1898)	IN	Private
Liscum, Emerson Hamilton, COL, (1861-1900)		Lieutenant Colonel