World War II - Veterans
Image from Assumption Church Roll of Honor - Albion, NY
This list is not complete, if you have names to be added, please e-mail me HERE.
Names are taken from the St. Mary's Roll of Honor, Newspapers, and Veterans' Biographies of World War II by Tom Page
♥ = Wounded in Action † = Died in Service (combination with ♥ denotes KIA)
| Name |
| Beach, Eugene |
| Beach, Herbert J. |
| Bielicki, Bernard C. |
| Biernacki, Anthony C. † |
| Biernacki, Edward S. |
| Bloom, Edward |
| Boccaccio, William |
| Borkowski, Leon S. |
| Budynski, Burnett |
| Budynski, Carl |
| Button, John E. |
| Celmer, John M. |
| Celmer, Leonard J. |
| Celmer, Rozalia |
| Ciszek, Mathew E. |
| Christopher, John A. † |
| Condolucci, Joseph Sr. |
| Condolucci, Nicholas |
| Coveney, Ignatius (Pulkownik) |
| Coveney, John S. (Pulkownik) |
| Crane, Anthony F. |
| Czachorowski, John |
| Czajkowski, Alfred |
| D'Amico, Peter, A. |
| Daniels, Louis ♥ |
| Depczynski, Leonard A. |
| Dujenski, John E. † |
| Dworski, Bernard |
| Fintak, Casimer F. |
| Furmanski, Arthur L. † |
| Furmanski, Chester J. ♥ |
| Furmanski, Edward J. |
| Furmanski, John F. |
| Furmanski, Leonard |
| Furmanski, Robert D. |
| Garlock, Brice |
| Gminski, Arthur |
| Gminski, Eugene S. |
| Gminski, Leonard S. |
| Gminski, Richard S. |
| Gould, Frank J. |
| Gruszczynski, Max |
| Gurney, Louis |
| Gurzinski, Arthur L. |
| Gurzinski, Leon G. |
| Hoffman, John J. |
| Hoffman, Max P. |
| Jablonski, Arthur |
| Jablonski, Edward J. |
| Januszewski, Louis B. |
| Januszewski, Walter L. |
| Jaskiewicz, John B. |
| Jaskiewicz, Louis |
| Jaskulski, Leonard |
| Jaworski, Frances M. |
| Jaworski, John J. |
| Jaworski, Leonard M. |
| Jozwiak, Arthur M. |
| Jozwiak, Joseph |
| Jurewicz, Richard |
| Kaniecki, Arthur J. |
| Kaniecki, Edwin F. |
| Kaniecki, John S. |
| Kaniecki, Stanley |
| Karlowski, John F. ♥ |
| Karlowski, Stanley |
| Knight, Robert Carl |
| Kurzawski, Frederick |
| Kurzawski, John |
| Kurzawski, Stanley S. |
| Kwiatkowski, Frederick J. |
| Kwiatkowski, John L. |
| Lewandowski, Arthur |
| Lewandowski, Frank |
| Lewandowski, Frank E. |
| Levandowski, John F. |
| Levandowski, Leonard |
| Linkowski, John |
| Lubawy, Frank J. |
| Luczak, Edward F. |
| Luczak, Frederick J. |
| Luczak, Joseph G. |
| Macioszek, Leon J. ♥ |
| Mager, Leonard |
| Mager, Roman J. |
| Mager, Stephen B. |
| Mager, Theodore S. |
| Mager, Walter R. |
| Majeski, Edward T. † |
| Makowski, Joseph |
| Makowski, Stanley |
| Michalak, Harold A. |
| Michalak, Lucian J. |
| Nayman, Leo |
| Nayman, Leo S. † |
| Nayman, Stanley M. |
| Noreck, John J. |
| Noreck, Norbert F. |
| Noreck, Sigmund S. |
| Noreck, Stanley J. |
| Noreck, Walter D. |
| Nowatchik, Adam |
| Nowatchik, Arthur A. |
| Nowatchik, C. G. |
| Nowicki, Andrew L. |
| Ostrowski, Alexander |
| Ostrowski, Frank |
| Ostrowski, Joseph |
| Ostrowski, Julius F. † |
| Ostrowski, Rudolph |
| Pahura, Edward J. |
| Pahura, Thomas A. Jr. |
| Palaczynski, Bruno |
| Pawlaczyk, Florian A. |
| Piatek, Frank C. |
| Pieniaszek, Bernard |
| Pieniaszek, Eugene |
| Pieniaszek, Henry J. |
| Prest, Orrin R. |
| Radzinski, John J. |
| Radzinski, Leonard D. |
| Rice, John C. |
| Rice, Leonard |
| Rice, Leonard J. |
| Rice, Stanley Jr. † |
| Roshinski, Thomas |
| Romball, Anthony |
| Rutkowski, Bruno J. |
| Rytlewski, Adam |
| Rytlewski, Joseph F. |
| Rytlewski, Louis |
| Sadowski, Chester |
| Sadowski, Edward L. |
| Sadowski, Henry L. |
| Sadowski, Max L. |
| Salviski, Carl |
| Salviski, Eugene |
| Salviski, John J. |
| Sebanski, James L. |
| Sledzinski, Chester |
| Slizewski, Leon S. |
| Socciareli, Frank F. |
| Stawicki, Walter † |
| Sterczynski, Stanley |
| Sterczynski, Raymond |
| Sterczynski, Richard |
| Surdej, Adam |
| Swierczynski, Frank J. |
| Szklany, Charles |
| Szklany, Frank J. |
| Szklany, Joseph |
| Szklany, Joseph J. |
| Szklany, Louis |
| Szulis, Adam |
| Szulis, Kasimer R. |
| Telga, Ralph L. |
| Ugorek, Raymond |
| Wieczorek, Florian |
| Wieczorek, Frank A. |
| Wieczorek, Stanislaus |
| Wielgosz, Edward |
| Wochna, Leon J. † |
| Zwiefka, Leo Stanley |
| Zwifka, Adam |
| Zwifka, David |
| Zwifka, Edward |
| Zyglarski, John † |
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| Name: Beach, Eugene F. |
| Enlisted: March 27, 1944 |
Training: Sampson Naval Training Station, Geneva, NY |
| Rank: Gunners Mate 3rd Class |
Outfit: U.S. Navy |
| Engagements: Patrolled South Pacific Islands |
| Awards & Citations: Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Ribbon, American Theatre Ribbon, American Service Ribbon, WWII Victory Medal |
| Discharge: May 26, 1946 |
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| Name: Budynski, Carl |
| Enlisted: February 11, 1942 |
Training At: Camp Chaffee, Arkansas |
| Rank: Private First Class |
Outfit: Company C, 76th Medical Armored Battalion, 6th Armored Division |
| Engagements: Served as ambulance driver evacuating wounded from front lines. Captured by Germans and held prisoner for four days |
| Awards & Citations: European-African-Middle East Theatre Ribbon with Five Battle Stars |
| Discharge: October 10, 1945 |
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| Name: Celmer, John |
| Enlisted: February 13, 1942 |
Training At: Great Lakes Naval Training Center |
| Rank: Electricians Mate 1st Class |
Outfit: USS Neosho (Tanker) |
| Engagements: 1st-3rd-5th-7th Fleets in South Pacific - Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Attu-Kiska, Marshall Islands, Saipan, Tinian, Luzon, Okinawa |
| Awards & Citations: Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon with Ten Battle Stars |
| Discharge: February 27, 1946 |
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| Name: Celmer, Leonard J. |
| Enlisted: February 17, 1942 |
Training At: Camp Lee, Virginia |
| Rank: ?? |
Outfit: 23rd General Hospital |
| Engagements: North Africa, France, Italy |
| Awards & Citations: European-African-Middle East Ribbon with Three Battle Stars |
| Discharge: December 19, 1945 |
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| Name: Coveney, John S. |
| Enlisted: November 12, 1942 |
Training At: St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Rank: Corporal |
Outfit: 456th Service Squadron, 322nd Service Group |
| Engagements: Tunisia, Sicily, Italy |
| Awards & Citations: European-African Ribbon with One Battle Star |
| Discharge: November 16, 1945 |
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| Name: Daniels, Louis |
| Enlisted: July 22, 1943 |
Training At: Camp Hood, Texas |
| Rank: ?? |
Outfit: U.S. Infantry |
| Engagements: England and France - Wounded at Battle of St. Lo |
| Awards & Citations: Purple Heart |
| Discharge: April 15, 1945 |
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| Name: Depczynski, Leonard |
| Enlisted: October 7, 1942 |
Training At: Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky |
| Rank: Sergeant |
Outfit: 98th Infantry Division, 389th Infantry |
| Engagements: Underwent seven surgeries for a Pilonidal Cyst |
| Awards & Citations: |
| Discharge: February 12, 1946 |
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| Name: Fintak, Casimer |
| Enlisted: June 11, 1942 |
Training At: Parris Island, South Carolina |
| Rank: Corporal |
Outfit: U.S. Marine Corps |
| Engagements: Marshall Islands, Saipan - Broke wrist and was sent to Pearl Harbor |
| Awards & Citations: Presidential Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon with Three Battle Stars |
| Discharge: |
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| Name: Furmanski, Chester |
| Enlisted: March 27, 1943 |
Training At: Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri |
| Rank: Private First Class |
Outfit: 4th Infantry Division, 12th Infantry, Company C |
| Engagements: England, France, Belgium, Germany - Wounded at Battle of St. Lo and again at later engagement |
| Awards & Citations: Purple Heart with One Oak Leaf Cluster, European Theatre Ribbon with Four Battle Stars |
| Discharge: December 4, 1945 |
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| Name: Gminski, Leonard S. |
| Enlisted: April 7, 1942 |
Training At: Ft. Knox, Kentucky |
| Rank: Sergeant |
Outfit: 20th Tank Battalion, 20th Armored Division |
| Engagements: France, Belgium, Germany, Austria - Germany, Munich, Austrian Campaigns |
| Awards & Citations: European Theatre Ribbon with Three Battle Stars, Presidential Unit Citation, Good Conduct Medal, American Service Ribbon, WWII Victory Medal |
| Discharge: December 15, 1945 |
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| Name: Gminski, Richard A. |
| Enlisted: March 19, 1943 |
Training At: Miami Beach, Florida |
| Rank: Private First Class |
Outfit: 12th Tactical Air Force Command |
| Engagements: Africa, Italy, France, Germany - Central Europe, Northern France, Rhineland, Southern France, Rome-Arno Campaigns |
| Awards & Citations: Europe-Africa-Middle East Ribbon with Five Battles Stars, Presidential Citation, Bronze Arrowhead, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal |
| Discharge: December 11, 1945 |
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| Name: Gould, Frank J. |
| Enlisted: May 16, 1942 |
Training At: Ft. Warren, Wyoming |
| Rank: Technician Fifth Grade |
Outfit: 941st Ordinance Company |
| Engagements: North Africa, Italy - Tunisian, Rome-Arno, Naples-Foggia Campaign |
| Awards & Citations: Unit Citation, Europe-Africa-Middle East Theatre Ribbon with Three Battles Stars, American Service Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal |
| Discharge: November 2, 1945 |
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| Name: Jablonski, Edward J. |
| Enlisted: October 28, 1943 |
Training At: Camp Perry, Virginia |
| Rank: Coxswain |
Outfit: 25th U.S. Naval Construction Battalion |
| Engagements: South Pacific |
| Awards & Citations: Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon, American Service Ribbon, WWII Victory Medal |
| Discharge: April 23, 1946 |
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| Name: Kaniecki, John S. |
| Enlisted: April 6, 1942 |
Training At: Ft. Knox, Kentucky |
| Rank: Technician Fourth Grade |
Outfit: Company B, 40th Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division - Tank Driver |
| Engagements: England, France, Germany, Belgium, Holland - Rhineland, Northern France, Ardennes Campaigns |
| Awards & Citations: European Theatre Ribbon with Three Battle Stars, American Service Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal |
| Discharge: November 13, 1945 |
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| Name: Karlowski, John F. |
| Enlisted: April 3, 1943 |
Training At: Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri |
| Rank: Technical Sergeant |
Outfit: 291st Infantry, 75th Division |
| Engagements: England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Switzerland - Ardennes, Central Europe, Rhineland Campaigns - Wounded in Belgium Campaign |
| Awards & Citations: European Theatre Ribbon with Three Battle Stars, Purple Heart with One Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star for "meritous and heroic service for interrupting enemy tank positions," Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal |
| Discharge: December 18, 1945 |
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| Name: Karlowski, Stanley |
| Enlisted: January 3, 1942 |
Training At: Camp Stewart, Georgia |
| Rank: Corporal |
Outfit: 469th Anti Aircraft Battalion, 3rd Army |
| Engagements: Hospitalized |
| Awards & Citations: American Service Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal |
| Discharge: August 1943 |
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| Name: Knight, Robert C. |
| Enlisted: October 10, 1942 |
Training At: St. Petersburg, Florida; Lowry Field, Denver, Colorado
Buckley Field, Colorado; Los Vegas Army Air Base, Nevada;
Gieger Field, Washington; Briggs Field, Texas; McCook Field, Nebraska;
Mitchell Field, Long Island |
| Rank: Corporal |
Outfit: 3021st Army Air Force Base Unit |
| Engagements: Instructor in Heavy Bombardment Armament (Turret Guns), Machine Guns, 20mm and 37mm cannons (Fighter Planes). |
| Awards & Citations: American Service Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal |
| Discharge: November 30, 1945 |
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| Name: Linkowski, John |
| Enlisted: August 21, 1943 |
Training At: Kutztown, Pennsylvania |
| Rank: Sergeant |
Outfit: 398th Bombardment Group in England |
| Engagements: |
| Awards & Citations: Air Medal, European Theatre Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal |
| Discharge: March 11, 1946 |
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| Name: Luczak, Edward F. |
| Enlisted: March 23, 1944 |
Training At: |
| Rank: Baker Third Class |
Outfit: U.S. Amphibious Force |
| Engagements: Japan, China - Philippine, Okinawa Campaigns |
| Awards & Citations: Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Ribbon, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, American Service Ribbon, WWII Victory Medal |
| Discharge: May 28, 1946 |
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| Name: Luczak, Frederick J. |
| Enlisted: September 1941 |
Training At: |
| Rank: Ship's Cook First Class |
Outfit: U.S. Amphibious Force |
| Engagements: New Guinea Campaign |
| Awards & Citations: Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon, American Service Ribbon, WWII Victory Medal |
| Discharge: October 1945 - Reenlisted with Army Air Force after discharge |
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| Name: Luczak, Joseph G. |
| Enlisted: January 13, 1943 |
Training At: Camp Blanding, Florida |
| Rank: Private First Class |
Outfit: 9th Army, Army Ground Force |
| Engagements: England, France, Holland, Germany, Belgium - Rhineland, Central Europe, Northern France Campaigns |
| Awards & Citations: European Theatre Ribbon with Three Battle Stars, American Service Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal |
| Discharge: November 13, 1945 |
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| Name: Macioszek, Leon |
| Enlisted: October 27, 1942 |
Training At: Camp Campbell, Kentucky |
| Rank: Technician Fifth Grade |
Outfit: 398th Infantry Regiment;
141st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion;
1st Military Government Battalion |
| Engagements: England, France, Germany - Central Europe, Rhineland Campaigns |
| Awards & Citations: European Theatre Ribbon with Two Battle Stars, Purple Heart, Certificate of Merit, Army of Occupation Meda, Good Conduct Medal, American Service Ribbon, WWII Victory Medal |
| Discharge: June 23, 1946 |
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| Name: Mager, Walter R. |
| Enlisted: May 18, 1942 |
Training At: Ft. Belvoir, Virginia |
| Rank: Technician Third Grade |
Outfit: 1403rd Engineers Battalion |
| Engagements: England, France |
| Awards & Citations: European Theatre Ribbon, American Service Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal |
| Discharge: November 24, 1945 |
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| Name: Noreck, Norbert |
| Enlisted: June 30, 1942 |
Training At: Ft. Meade, Maryland |
| Rank: Sergeant |
Outfit: 301st Engineer Battalion, 76th Infantry Division |
| Engagements: England, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany - Battle of the Bulge, Central Germany, Rhineland Campaigns |
| Awards & Citations: European Theatre Ribbon with Three Battle Stars, American Service Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal |
| Discharge: November 9, 1945 |
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| Name: Noreck, Stanley J. |
| Enlisted: January 27, 1944 |
Training At: Sampson Naval Training Station |
| Rank: Fireman First Class |
Outfit: U. S. Navy |
| Engagements: France, Italy, Africa, Panama, Okinawa, Japan - Invasion of Southern France, Okinawa Campaigns |
| Awards & Citations: Europe-Africa-Middle East Theatre Ribbon with One Battle Star, Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon with One Battle Star, American Service Ribbon, WWII Victory Medal |
| Discharge: November 8, 1945 |
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| Name: Nowicki, Andrew L. |
| Enlisted: February 17, 1942 |
Training At: Camp Lee, Virginia |
| Rank: ?? |
Outfit: 300th General Hospital |
| Engagements: Africa, Sicily - Po Valley, Rome-Arno Campaigns |
| Awards & Citations: European Theatre Ribbon with Two Battle Stars, American Service Ribbon, Good Conduct Meda, WWII Victory Medal |
| Discharge: |
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Medals:
Number following ribbon/medal denotes battle stars
Number following Purple Heart denotes oak leaf clusters
AP - Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Ribbon
AS - American Service Ribbon
AT - American Theatre Ribbon
EA - European-African Theatre Ribbon
EAME - European-African-Middle East Theatre Ribbon
ET - European Theatre Ribbon
PC - Presidential Citation
PH - Purple Heart
VM - WWII Victory Medal
