Volunteer Spotlight: Allen Nelson
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Volunteer Spotlight: Allen Nelson

Allen Nelson, 93, is our youngest-at-heart volunteer! A second-generation resident of New Britain, Al is a World War II U.S. Navy veteran. He enlisted on July 9, 1945, and after boot camp served on the USS Mansfield DD-728 from 1946 to 1949, achieving the rank of Gunner’s Mate...

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