World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Nicholas Nusdeu
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New Haven, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 40TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, 35TH FIGHTER GROUP AS AN AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC IN THE AIR OFFENSIVE JAPAN, NEW GUINEA, LUZON, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND THE WESTERN PACIFIC. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 5 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.