Nelson, Jan Houston
Marines 1st lieutenant

Jan Houston Nelson, age 25, from Clearwater, Florida, Pinellas county.

Parents: Don C. Nelson
Spouse: Married
Children: Holly, 2; Jan H. II, 10 months

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Saturday, April 11, 1970
Death details: Killed when an explosion ripped his jet as he prepared to jettison bombs in South Vietnam

Source: National Archives, Pittsburgh Post Gazette (1970)