Nelson, Duane Michael
Army Private 1st class

Duane Michael Nelson, age 21, from Woodbury County Sioux City, Iowa .

Parents: Nick Nelson

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: 173rd Airborne Division

Date of death: Sunday, October 10, 1965
Death details: He was serving as a paratrooper when killed in a mine explosion while making a drop.

Source: National Archives, The Forum (1965)