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Personal info

Full name
TUSKAN, James Robert
Date of birth
2 May 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana
Hometown
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35905669
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 March 1945
Place of death
South of Uerdingen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 14 10

Immediate family

Members
Michael Tuskan (father)
Clara (Oswego) Tuskan (mother)
Mary Tuskan (sister)
Rose Tuskan (sister)
William Tuskan (brother)
Ann Tuskan (sister)

More information

Pvt James R. Tuskan graduated from George Rogers Clark High School.

He enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 31 July 1944 and was sent overseas in January 1945.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. School Yearbooks, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report CCA, www.myheritage.nl - Hammond Times, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - George Rogers Clark High School Yearbook 1945