Delanco Military Veterans Honor Roll

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Name Narrative Branch and Rank Unit and Specialty Conflict/Arena Born/Died
Nelson B. Creely Nelson B. Creely was born in 1871 to Nelson and Hannah Hancock Creely or Nelson P. and Mary O. Antrim Creely. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War. He married Alice and worked as a truck man for 20 years. Late in his life he was severely injured when a slab of marble fell on his leg. He died in November 1937 at age 66 and is buried in Monument Cemetery in Beverly. Branch? Rank? Unit? Span-Am 1871 – 1937

Updated October 30, 2023