caption serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
'' ` medal of honor recipient '' ' 1942 - 1951 united states army vicinity of yonggong-ni , korea 7 march 1951 audubon , new jersey united states of america company i , 19th infantry regiment medal of honor purple heart combat infantryman badge place of burial korean war 31 october 1920 beverly national cemetery beverly , new jersey sergeant first class nelson vogel brittin.jpg nelson v. brittin
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nelson v. brittin

nelson vogel brittin -lrb- october 31 , 1920 -- march 7 , 1951 -rrb- 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 .
