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Personal info

Full name
TUSCHINSKI, William John
Date of birth
4 July 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Newport News, Virginia
Hometown
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware

Military service

Service number
32267467
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 December 1944
Place of death
Near Vossenack, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
I 20 7

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Tuschinski (father)
Bridget (Turek) Tuschinski (mother)
Adele Tuschinski (sister)
Frank Tuschinski (brother)
Joseph Tuschinski (brother)
Francis Tuschinski (brother)
Edward A. Tuschinski (brother)
Helen M. Tuschinski (sister)

More information

S/Sgt William J. Tuschinski enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 12 May 1942. Wounded on July 12 and twice on August 16, he returned to duty on 10 November after recovering in a hospital in England.
Before going into the Army in May, 1942, he was employed at the Wilmington Shops of the DuPont Company. After receiving training at Camp Croft and being stationed at several camps, he went overseas in October 1943. He was stationed in Ireland before going to France.
He attended St. Hedwig's Parochial School.

Source of information: Cor van den Burg, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, Russ Pickett, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/, www.newspapers.com - The News Journal / The Morning News, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The News Journal