Scott Nelson Art

[...] Michigan. After the invaluable training he received in Illinois, Stew was finally assigned to Air Group 9, a veteran unit just back from operations in the Pacific.  Stew ended up with Air Group 9 at [...]

[...] two forward firing 20mm cannon in the wings.  It also had the twin 30 cal. in the rear seat.  Air Group 19 consisted of three squadrons, F6F Hellcats, TBM Avengers, and the Helldivers. Late in [...]

[...] glider pilot who survived. Pershing Carlson was born on Sep. 28th, 1918, and raised in Minot, North Dakota.  He went to high school then collage, at Minot State and 2 years at Grand Forks University, [...]

[...] created to showcase composition or technique.  They have been painted to record memories from North Dakota veterans of WWII.  Nelson said some of the veterans are reluctant to tell their stories [...]

[...] for the Lemmon South Dakota Leader – March 19,2002 Noble Peterson grew up near New England, North Dakota and attended Dickinson State College. In 1936 Noble and a friend were working on a ranch in [...]

[...] North Dakota Rancher,Cowboy Poet and Author, Rodney Nelson, had an uncle named Orin Olson (his mothers [...]

[...] at the painting, explained that he was above France somewhere when he noticed that the fighter planes protecting his B-17 were P-47s.  And so he wondered … Just that day, he’d received a letter [...]

[...] .  The bombers would abort their mission and come back.  Then, they’d send the fighter planes on down to do ground strafing.” “It is just amazing to me that we never lost [...]

[...] later did I realize that “the guy on the bicycle”, who thought that he wanted to become a radio operator, had become a topic of mention on interbase telephone conversations.  I can’t any longer [...]

[...] had his permanent crew assigned to him, Howard Wrede was his gunner and Elmer Fenzau, his radio operator.  Finally personal of Air Group 9 was sent to Hawaii on a carrier full of men and cargo.    [...]

[...] , F4F Wildcats, TBF Avengers, SBD Dauntless’. AG 26 personnel and planes were loaded on a jeep carrier to head for Hawaii. As luck would have it, the jeep carrier was so full, that some got to go [...]

[...] store for them in Hawaii, practicing night operations.  From here they were loaded on a jeep carrier and taken to the Admiralty Islands in the South Pacific.  They were unloaded at a small [...]

[...] Pershing decided to join the Air Corps, he was especially intrigued by the newly formed glider program and volunteered.  He started his training and eventually found himself in Colorado, flying [...]

[...] 10 miles of Bastogne, the tugs and gliders came under a withering fire from the German antiaircraft guns.  One by one the tug and glider combinations were shot down.  Sweat beaded up on Pershing’s [...]

[...] 15 degrees and the Yahagi was steaming oil.  The decks were badly damaged but their antiaircraft guns were still very active.  Other torpedo planes had made hits on the Yamato but the [...]

[...] though there wasn’t much left there to bomb except for some entrenched soldiers and antiaircraft guns.  One memorable mission was a 600 mile flight up to Bougainville with drop tanks.  [...]

[...] Orin Olson for Veterans Day, 2007. This is the piece written by Rodney Nelson (ND Rancher, Cowboy Poet) for his biweekly column in the Farm Ranch Guide, Nov. 8th 2007. VETERAN’S DAY A SOMBER [...]

[...] spare time. Recently Nelson created the illustrations for “Wilbur’s Christmas Gift” by cowboy poet and North Dakota rancher Rodney Nelson (no relation). Nelson does most of his art in [...]

[...] North Dakota Rancher,Cowboy Poet and Author, Rodney Nelson, had an uncle named Orin Olson (his mothers brother).  Rodney never [...]

[...] a glider into Bastogne during the Battle of the bulge.  He was anxious to complete his glider missions.  This would be his fourth mission and after flying one more (5), he would have [...]