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Nelson ENSLEY Obituary
Born Nov. 13, 1922, in Newport News, Va., he was the son of the late Zella Sutton and Paul Ensley.
Nelson served his country during World War II in the U.S. Army, as a Sherman tank gunner with the 70th Tank Battalion, from D-Day at Normandy through Central Europe. He was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation and five Bronze Service Stars.
Nelson later attended New York University and became an auditor for the Naval Area Audit Service, Department of the Navy, and retired after 26 years of service. He was a member of the American Society of Military Comptrollers.
He is survived by his wife, Grace; two daughters, Carol Ensley of Alexandria, Va., and Nora Hensley of Hampton, Va.
Inurnment, with full military honors, will be 1 p.m. Friday, April 16, 2010, in Arlington National Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Berceuse Funeral and Cremation Traditions, 2609 Cunningham Dr., in Hampton, 757-825-8070. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.
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Otto Kuhn
December 8, 2009
The family of Otto Kuhn would like to send out deepest sympathy to Mr Ensly"s family. I (Barbara) had gotten very close to Nelson. Thank you for the time we got to know eachother.
Kay Warren
December 7, 2009
for the family: please accept my deepest sympathy in your loss. It has been awhile since I've been in touch with the Ensley family and you may not remember me. However, you all have my sympathy at this time.
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