Military Veterans
Eugene (Harold) Nellans
Date of Birth
18 August 1915
Brick Location
Liberty Side
Panel Number
5A
Biography
Tech Sergeant Eugene Harold Nellans, Butler County Draftee #1 in 1941, served from 1941 to 1945 in World War II.
He trained in Virginia and served in Paris, France, for one year. From 1942 to 1945, he intercepted all phone calls to and from General Eisenhower at a point 20 miles behind the front line from South Africa, North Africa, Italy, and France (at the end of World War II).
Branch:
U.S. Army
Rank
Tech Sergeant
Years
World War II—1941 - 1945
Duty
Radio Man for General Eisenhower