Nels Johnson
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Nels Johnson of Nett Lake, Minnesota was inducted into the Army on July 11, 1942.
Served as a Private First Class and ammunition handler with Battery C of the 951st Field Artillery Battalion in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe.
Mr. Johnson was awarded the: Croix de Guerre Fourragere (Belgium), Good Conduct Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation (2nd Armored Div.), European-African-Middle East Campaign Medal with five bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal and five overseas service bars.
He was honorably discharged October 23, 1945 at Camp McCoy, Wis.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 133.
