Nelson Rae
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| Born | Nelson Stuart Rae December 3, 1914 voice actor |
Nelson Stuart Rae (December 3, 1914 – January 12, 1945) was an American radio and stage actor who was killed in combat in World War II.
Life
Nelson Rae was born in New Jersey on December 3, 1914, to Mr and Mrs. William F. Rae. He lived in
St. Louis Municipal Opera Company.[5] In 1940 he landed a role as a member of the original cast of the Broadway musical Pal Joey, which opened in December of that year and starred Gene Kelly.[6]
In March 1941 Rae was drafted into the military and replaced in the cast of Pal Joey by Norman Van Emburgh.Military Police Battalion stationed at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York, where he was in charge of soldier's entertainment.[8]
Rae deployed to Europe as a member of the
Counter Intelligence Corps.[9] The 2nd Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment was activated in August 1944 in France and attached to the 2nd Infantry Division.[10] Rae died of wounds on January 12, 1945.[9] In January 1945 Rae's family received notice that he had been killed in action in Belgium.[3] At the time of his death Rae held the rank of technical sergeant. He was buried in Mendham, New Jersey.[2]
References
- ^ Rae's obituary in January 1945 lists his age at death as twenty-seven, which would make his birth date in 1917 or 1918. But Rae's military enlistment records list his birth as 1915. Census records from 1920 and 1930 at Ancestry.com list a "Nelson Rae" from Hudson, New Jersey born in 1915 whose father is William Rae, the same name as Rae's father listed in his obituary.
- ^ a b c "U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938–1946: Nelson S Rae". Ancestry.com. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
- ^ Hennepin County Public Library, Minneapolis. June 16, 2007.
- Red Bank Register. Red Bank, New Jersey. March 29, 1945. p. 2. Vol. LXVII., No. 40. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
- Hennepin County Public Library, Minneapolis. June 16, 2007.
- Hennepin County Public Library, Minneapolis. June 16, 2007.
- Hennepin County Public Library, Minneapolis. June 16, 2007.
- Hennepin County Public Library, Minneapolis. June 16, 2007.
- ^ a b NCO's the MI Tradition Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. p. 12. Fort Huachuca, Arizona homepage.
- ^ Division Special Troops Battalion. 2nd Infantry Division Unit.
