Nelson V. Brittin
Military Person
1920 – 1951
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Who was Nelson V. Brittin?
Nelson Vogel Brittin was an American combat soldier who was killed in action during the Korean War. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Yonggong-ni, Korea, on March 7, 1951.
Brittin graduated from Audubon High School in Audubon, New Jersey in 1939 and joined the United States Army in Audubon on July 7, 1942. He is buried in Beverly National Cemetery in Beverly, New Jersey.
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- Born
- Oct 31, 1920
Audubon - Also known as
- Nelson Brittin
- Died
- Mar 7, 1951
Korea - Resting place
- Beverly National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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