Nick J. Tuskin
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Nick J. Tuskan entered the Army on October 11, 1943, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Home at entry: Eveleth, Minnesota.
Mr. Tuskan served as a Private First Class and military policeman with Company E of the 133rd Infantry Regiment of the 34th Infantry Division in Rome-Arno and North Apennines, Italy, and Central Europe. He was wounded in action on October 2, 1944, in Italy and taken prisoner for eight months in Munich, Germany.
He was awarded the following: Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal, and one overseas service bar.
Mr. Tuskan was honorably discharged on November 23, 1945, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, 327.
