Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats


Robert William Nelson

Civilian. American

Born  24 Dec 1916Boulder, CO

Roster information listed for Robert William Nelson


ShipTypeRank / roleAttacked onBoat
MattawinMotor merchantPassenger2 Jun 1942U-553 (1)

Personal information

Ambulance driver in Unit ME XI of the American Field Service, of Seattle, WA. He was one of the 20 survivors from Mattawin who landed in the lifeboat in charge of the second engineer at Eastham, MA on 5 June 1942.

Crew list for Ships hit by U-boats