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.
[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.
[2][3][7] 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.
[9] The 2nd Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment was activated in August 1944 in France and attached to the 2nd Infantry Division.