Camp, Nelson Clifford

1925 - 2000  (74 years)

• Name	Camp, Nelson Clifford
  Birth	29 Sep 1925
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CAMP.N001
  _FGRAVE	63889748
  Military Service	World War II, Company H, 121st Infantry 'Gray Bonnet', 8th Infantry Division, United States Army  [1]
  	Served with the 8th Division known as the 'Golden Arrow'; 121st Infantry known as 'Gray Bonnet' Company H. He was a Radioman, Heavy Machine Gun Operator and a Mortar Man. He entered on November 17, 1943 and discharged January 6, 1946. Was in Hodge's 1st Army and later in Patton's 3rd Army. Received 2 Overseas Service Bars, American Campaign Medal, the Bronze Star for valor, Combat Infantryman Badge, European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with 4 bronze stars. Received a Sharpshooter Medal for M1 Rifle, .45 Caliber Pistol, Heavy .30 Caliber Machine Gun and 81mm Mortar. Service number 37628971. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1425076
  		World War II Honoree, Camp, Nelson Clifford (1925-2000)
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		8th Infantry Division ("Pathfinder"), United States Army
  		8th Infantry Division ("Pathfinder"), United States Army
  		121st Infantry Regiment, United States Army
  		1st Army ("First In Deed"), United States Army
  		General Courtney Hodges
  		1st Army ("First In Deed"), United States Army
  		George S. Patton
  		3rd Army ("Tertia Semper Prima") (Latin for "Third Always First"), United States Army
  		3rd Army ("Tertia Semper Prima") (Latin for "Third Always First"), United States Army
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Marksmanship Qualification Badge, Sharpshooter, United States Army
  		Qualification Bar, Rifle, United States Army
  		Qualification Bar, Pistol, United States Army
  		Qualification Bar, Machine Gun, United States Army
  		Qualification Bar, Mortar, United States Army
  		Military Service Ribbons, Camp, Nelson Clifford (1925-2000) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Bronze Star Medal, United States
  		Bronze Star Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  Death	14 Jun 2000
  Burial	Dry Creek Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho
  	SUNSETVIEW 003 14-D
  		Headstone, Camp, Nelson Clifford
  Person ID	I12645	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Camp, Charles,   b. 11 Jan 1890, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois d. 1981, Flora Nursing Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Sandlin, Nora,   b. 1894   d. 1959 (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F5795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hiemstra, Helen Sophia,   b. 27 Mar 1922   d. 23 May 2000 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	29 Sep 1950
  Age at Marriage	He was 25 years - She was 28 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F18260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Dry Creek Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3295] World War II Honoree, Nelson Clifford Camp, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1425076) (Reliability: 2). [S3331] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Camp, Nora and Charles, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100767241/charles-camp), none. (Reliability: 2).