Charles L. Nixon
Hillsborough, Florida
Born 1918
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Service Number O-2262303
Killed in Action
Died April 29, 1951 in Korea
Second Lieutenant Nixon was a member of the 61st Field Artillery Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division.
He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on April 29, 1951.
Second Lieutenant Nixon was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
NIXON, CHARLES L
2ND LT USA
VETERAN SERVICE DATES: Unknown
DATE OF BIRTH: 11/15/1918
DATE OF DEATH: 04/29/1951
DATE OF INTERMENT: 10/29/1951
BURIED AT: SECTION 8 SITE 6200-A
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
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