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PFC Frank Jay Nist Jr.

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PFC Frank Jay Nist Jr.

Birth
Barview, Tillamook County, Oregon, USA
Death
8 Jun 1945 (aged 19)
Okinawa, Japan
Burial
Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 7 Section 89 Lot 4
Memorial ID
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Father: Frank Jay Nist
Mother: Ruby Sophia Ann [Bush] Nist
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The Telephone Register
McMinnville, Oregon
Thursday, 21 June 1945

FORMER AMITY YOUTH DIES ON OKINAWA

Word was received late last week by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nist of Dallas of the death of their son, Pfc. Frank Nist Jr., of wounds received on Okinawa, reports reaching McMinnville said today.

Pfc. Nist, a member of the 6th marines, was wounded in action on June 8. The Okinawa drive was his sixth major campaign.

The dead marine and his brother, Wesley, attended grade school at Amity. An aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Baker, live in McMinnville.
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U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970
Name: Frank Jay Nist Jr
Birth Date: 1 Jan 1926
Service Number: 533813
Service Branch: Marine Corps Reserve
Unit: Co. C - 1ST. BN. 4 Mar REG.
Company: USMC
Death Date: 8 Jun 1945
Cemetery: Belcrest Memorial Park
Cemetery Location: Salem, Oregon, USA
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NOTE: Graveside service was not until 9 April 1949.
Father: Frank Jay Nist
Mother: Ruby Sophia Ann [Bush] Nist
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The Telephone Register
McMinnville, Oregon
Thursday, 21 June 1945

FORMER AMITY YOUTH DIES ON OKINAWA

Word was received late last week by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nist of Dallas of the death of their son, Pfc. Frank Nist Jr., of wounds received on Okinawa, reports reaching McMinnville said today.

Pfc. Nist, a member of the 6th marines, was wounded in action on June 8. The Okinawa drive was his sixth major campaign.

The dead marine and his brother, Wesley, attended grade school at Amity. An aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Baker, live in McMinnville.
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U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970
Name: Frank Jay Nist Jr
Birth Date: 1 Jan 1926
Service Number: 533813
Service Branch: Marine Corps Reserve
Unit: Co. C - 1ST. BN. 4 Mar REG.
Company: USMC
Death Date: 8 Jun 1945
Cemetery: Belcrest Memorial Park
Cemetery Location: Salem, Oregon, USA
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NOTE: Graveside service was not until 9 April 1949.

Inscription

FRANK JAY NIST JR
OREGON
PFC 4 MARINES 6 MARINE DIV
WORLD WAR II
JAN 1 1926 ~ JUNE 8 1945



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