Nelson Alton Elmore
1918-2005
Photo shared by Bonita Bateman
Nelson Alton Elmore was born June 13, 1918 at Witcherville, Sebastian Co., Ar. to
Otis Green & Mary C. Moore Elmore.
Nelson registered for the military draft at Huntington, Diamond Twsp, Sebastian
Co., Ar. He enlisted in the US Army August 27, 1941 and served until October 19, 1945.
Nothing more is known about his service except in the story below.
Nelson Alton Elmore passed away August 7, 2005 at Heavener, LeFlore Co.,
Oklahoma. His burial was in Huntington Cemetery in Huntington,
Sebastian Co., Ar.
Shared by Ben Langhorn
This is a story uncle Nelson Elmore typed up for me. I wanted to know
where he was during the war. So he typed this up for me. He was also
a spotter he would go out ahead of his unit to check things out ahead
of everyone else.
One time he and a friend of his went with him once and they were under
fire there was an explosive rounds going very close to them they turned
to one another and said are you alright they both were okay this time but
the next time Nelson looked back after another explosion half of his
Buddy's head was gone all the way to the jaw bone.
The hand made sword given to him by a Philippino man while he was dieing
in his arms.
August 11, 2005
Sequoyah County Times
Sallisaw, Oklahoma
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