Oscar Frederick Nelson
Born: November 5, 1881 at Minneapolis, Minnesota
Home Town: Minneapolis, Minnesota
War Department, General Orders No. 13, January 5, 1906
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Machinist’s Mate First Class Oscar Frederick Nelson, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism on board the U.S.S. BENNINGTON, displayed at the time of the explosion of a boiler of that vessel at San Diego, California, 21 July 1905.
