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Nelson, Harry W. collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2024.105

Scope and Contents

Photos, ID Cards, dig tags, Air Medal

Technical School, Sheppard Texas

Flexible Gunnery School, Fort Myers, Fla.

B-26 Flight instruction manual

Induction and travel orders

Award and campaign documents

397th Bomb Group yearbook woth added patches

Leather Honorable discharge folder

Dates

  • 1943-1945
  • Event: Donated by David Cole on 23 Sept 2024. Accession 2024.105

Conditions Governing Use

MMVM may, or may not, hold copyrights to materials in this collection. Donors who own copyrights to their donated materials, i.e., photos taken by their grandfather, typically donate their copyrights to MMVM as indicated on the Donation Gift Form. We recognize it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to copy or publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.

Biographical / Historical

SSG Harry W. Nelson, US Army Air Corps, Honorable discharge 1945, Cokato Minnesota, 397th Bomb Group, 596th Bomb Squadron, B-26 engineer/gunner

Extent

.25 Linear Feet (One grey flip-top archival box. Shelf 4-B-1)

Language of Materials

English

Status
Completed
Author
Daniel Ewer, Archivist
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum Repository

Contact:
Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum
Camp Ripley
15000 Highway 115
Little Falls MN 56345 United States