Kempton Spencer Nelson
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Navy
Unit Info: Naval Reserve
Kempton Spencer Nelson was inducted into the Naval Reserve on July 22, 1943. Home at entry: Hibbing, Minnesota.
He served as a Radioman 3rd Class aboard the the USS Bronx (APA 236) and at continental U.S. shore stations.
Mr. Nelson was honorably discharged on November 23, 1945, at Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 217.