The 35th Infantry Regiment Association salutes our fallen brother, PFC Nelson Emmett Williams, US52083516, who died in the service of his country on April 6th, 1952 in North Korea. The cause of death was listed as KIA. At the time of his death Nelson was 22 years of age. He was from Montgomery, Alabama. Nelson's Military Occupation Specialty was 4745-Light Weapons Infantryman.

The decorations earned by PFC Nelson Emmett Williams include: the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Korea Service Medal, and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

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Private First Class Williams was a member of the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on April 6, 1952. Private First Class Williams was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantrymans Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

BURIAL LOCATION:JUDKINS CEMETERY, SHORTER, AL

Nelson was an African-American