World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Nicholas Cellen
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
SERVED FROM MAY 26, 1943 UNTIL JANUARY 25, 1946. SERVED ABOARD THE USS TUSCALOOSA CA-37. SAW ACTION IN THE NORTH SEA, PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY INVASION, AND OFF THE COAST OF ITALY. ALSO SAW ACTION AT IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.