WWI Veteran * Big Stone County

Carl J. Nelson 

Entered Service: July, 1917

Branch of Service:  Infantry 

Trained at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Fort Sheridan, Illinois; Camp Custer, Michigan; Fort Shelly, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Camp Sherman, Ohio. 

Medals Earned: Sharpshooter. 

Discharged: January 20, 1919.

Rank: Drill Sergeant.

Total Months Served: Eighteen.