Nelson Rae

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Nelson S. Rae (1915-12 January 1945) was an American radio and stage actor who was killed in combat in World War II. Nelson Rae was born in New Jersey in 1915 to Mr and Mrs. William F. Rae and lived in Brielle, New Jersey. He began his acting career as a member of the St. Louis Municipal Opera Company. 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. In March 1941 Rae was drafted into the military and replaced in the cast of Pal Joey by Norman Van Emburgh. He was assigned to the 518th Military Police Battalion stationed at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York, where he was in charge of soldier's entertainment.