serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date rank article_title name
1941 - 1943 united states army tunisia 1943 1918 dover , delaware united states of america 60th infantry regiment medal of honor purple heart place of burial world war ii 1918 sergeant william l. nelson -lrb- medal of honor -rrb-
 william nelson
william l. nelson -lrb- medal of honor -rrb-

`` for the american politician , see william l. nelson . ''
william lloyd nelson -lrb- february 22 , 1918-april 24 , 1943 -rrb- was an american combat soldier who was posthumously awarded the medal of honor , the nation 's highest decoration for valor , for his actions on april 24 , 1943 , during world war ii .
sergeant nelson was born in delaware , on february 22 , 1918 .
drafted into the u.s. army in january 1941 , he trained at fort dix , new jersey .
nelson was killed in action in tunisia while a member of the 2nd battalion , 60th infantry regiment , 9th infantry division .
nelson is interred at silverbrook cemetery in wilmington , delaware
