Nelson, Kenneth Alonzo (2nd-Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1918-May-22

Male Head

Birth Date: 1896-January-26

Born: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Parents: Jay O'Dell Nelson & Minerva Louise Baird

Spouse: unmarried

Home: Howard City, Michigan, USA (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAF

Unit

(OT) TS- Training Squadron (RAF)

Base

4 TDS Hooten Park England

Rank

2nd-Lieutenant

Position

pilot

Service Numbers

Final Burial
Google MapOverleigh New Cemetery
P3845
1918-05-22: Nelson was at Hooton Hall Aerodrome, Hooton, England when died in Dolphin, C-3915. He was gliding, the airspeed dropped too low and he stalled and crashed. He died of his injuries the next day (1918-05-25) at the Hoole Central Military Hospital.