Nelson Omar Van Houten was born on January 18, 1946, and lived in Paterson, NJ. He entered the US Army where he attained the rank of Private First Class (PFC/E3).
Van Houten was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division and began his tour of duty in Vietnam on January 17, 1969.
On April 13, 1969, Van Houten was killed as a result of multiple fragmentation wounds in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam. Nelson is buried at Laurel Grove Memorial Park in Totowa, NJ.
Source: findagrave.com and NJVVMF.
12/17/2024