Nelson Sears
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Nelson Sears (1926–2021) was an American television broadcaster. He reported news and weather for the television station WGAL in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Later on, he became a program manager.
Sears was born in 1926.[1] According to Sears, he was raised in York, Pennsylvania.[2] His father died when Sears was five years old, and Sears was raised by his blind mother.[2] In 1943, aged 17, he joined the United States Navy during World War II.[2] He participated in the Normandy landings but never landed because a mine struck his boat.[2] Later, he served in the Pacific Ocean and participated in the Battle of Okinawa.[2]