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Casualty Info
Home Town Soldier
Last Address Soldier, IA
Casualty Date Dec 03, 1958
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Nebraska
Conflict World War I
Location of Interment Soldier Lutheran Cemetary - Soldier, Iowa
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Details Behind Award
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Adolph Nelsen, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Chipilly Ridge, France, August 9, 1918. Although severely wounded, Private Nelsen, on his own initiative, went out in advance of his lines, armed with an automatic rifle, and mopped up a machine-gun nest in which there were three guns. He killed four of the enemy crew and brought the other two Germans back as prisoners. He set an example of heroism and devotion to duty, performing this service under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire.
