The list of the dead during the Korean War and the Vietnam War era are listed on the south face of the memorial.

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KOREA

 

HENRY A. BANASZEK

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Sgt. Henry A. Banaszek, U.S. Air Force, was killed in a head on collision of two automobiles near Kanakee, Ill. He was 23 years old and his permanent address was 125 Sunstruck Drive on Syracuse's East Side. The Banaszek family attended Transfiguration Church. He was survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Banazek and four sisters: Ann Hancewicz, Laura Pellenz, Helen Whitt and Jane "Fifi" Drazek. He is interred in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Geddes.

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CHESTER L. DABROWSKI

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Pvt. 1st Class Chester L. Dabrowski, U.S. Army, died on Nov. 14, 1951 in Korea as a result of injuries sustained when the truck in which he was riding overturned. He was 22 years old and his permanent address was 324 6th Street in Solvay. He was a graduate of Cathedral Academy and was employed by Syracuse Color Press before entering the Army in Feb. of 1951. He trained at Fort Dix, N. J. , Fort Bliss, Tex. and was assigned to the 24th Infantry Division in Korea. He was survived by his wife, the former Mary Fragneto, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dabrowski of 114 Milton Avenue, a sister, Felicia and six brothers, Stanley, Walter, Joseph, Henry, Edmund, and Richard. After services in St. Cecilia's Church, he was buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Geddes.

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EDWARD S. FLORCZYK

 

Pvt. 1st Class Edward S. Florczyk, U.S. Army, died at the age of 20 while a prisoner of war at the "Cornfield" near Manpo, North Korea on October 26, 1950. He was assigned to Co. I, 3rd Battalion, 34th Infantry, 24th Infantry Division when he was captured while fighting the enemy in South Korea on July 18, 1950. Upon being taken prisoner, he was one of about 845 captives forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March." His remains were not recovered. He was survived by his parents, Walter and Anna Slowik Florczyk of Vann Street and seven siblings: sisters Adele Silpacki, Theresa Howe, Mary Livermore, Genevieve Herland and Pauline Downie, and one brother, Rev. Walter S. Florczyk. He was predeceased by one brother, World War II U.S. Navy veteran, Stanley E. Florczyk, who drowned in Black Lake, St. Lawrence County, on May 6, 1950. 

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VIET NAM

 

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JOHN F. CWIOK

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Seaman John F. Cwiok, U.S. Navy, died on Sep. 12, 1967 at the age of 18 in Dunoon, Scotland, where he was assigned to the U.S.S. Simon Lake (AS-33), a submarine tender. He graduated from Central Technical High School in June of 1966 enlisted in the Navy in October and completed basic training at Great Lakes, Ill. He was survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Cwiok, two sisters,  Alice (later Kisselburgh) and Irene Mahoney and his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cwiok of Oswego. Services were held at St. John the Evangelist Church with burial in Assumption Cemetery. 

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DANIEL A. CZAJAK JR.

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Pvt. 1st Class Daniel A. Czajak, Jr., U.S. Army, died at the age of 19. He was assigned to Co. B, 47th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division when he was killed in action on Oct. 4, 1968 at Long An, South Vietnam. He was the recipient of the Bronze Star Medal. He was survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Czajak Sr., two sisters, Judith “Judi” Sharp and Geraldine “Gerri” Salisbury (later Howard) and a brother, Thomas. Services were held at the family parish of St Brigid and St Joseph church. He is interred in St. Mary's Cemetery, Dewitt.

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EDWARD E. KRUKOWSKI

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Cpt. Edward E. Krukowski, U.S. Army, was killed in action on June 10, 1965 during the Battle of Dong Xoai in South Vietnam. At the time he served as an advisor to the 5th ARVN Div. He attended Sacred Heart School, Christian Brothers Academy and was a member of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, class of 1962, and completed the U.S. Army Airborne and Ranger Schools. He was survived by his wife, the former Marilyn Filch Krukowski, a son, Mark, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Krukowski, a sister, Judith and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Tekla Parzych. He is interred in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Geddes.

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JOHN S. MICHALSKI

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Sgt. John S. Michalski, U.S. Marine Corps, died on Oct. 31, 1965 in the U. S. Naval Hospital, Subic Bay, Philippines. At the time, he was assigned to Co. G, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. Formerly of Westvale, he was survived by his wife Linda Michalski, a son, John, Jr., his parents, John and Helen Michalski, a brother, James and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pawlus. He is interred in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Geddes.

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ANDREW W. POLINSKI

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Lt. Cmdr. Andrew W. Polinski, U.S. Naval Reserve, died at the age of 34 on Sep. 21, 1968 when the aircraft in which he was flying crashed and burned while making a final landing approach at the Lakhurst Naval Air Station, N.J. He was one of three Navy officers killed in the crash.  He graduated from Solvay High School in 1953 and attended Syracuse University. He enlisted in the navy in February 1955, completed basic training at Bainbridge, Md. and pre-flight training at Pensacola, Fla. After completing his first solo flight in late 1955 he received his wings at Corpus Christi, Tex. In Nov. of 1956. He was survived by his wife, the former Barbara Jean Blair, children, Michael, William and Amanda and parents Joseph and Mary Polinski. He is interred in Gettysburg National Cemetery, Penn.

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FRANCIS P. RYBAK

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2nd Lt. Francis P. Rybak, U.S. Army, died at the age of 25. He was assigned to Co. C, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division when he was killed in action on Jan. 5, 1968 in South Vietnam. He was the recipient of two awards of the Bronze Star Medal. From Camillus, he was survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Rybak, his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Callahan and a sister, Stephanie Ann Rybak. Services took place at the family’s parish of St. Joseph's Church in Camillus. He is buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Geddes.

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STEPHEN L. TOMCZAK

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Sgt. Stephen L. Tomczak, U.S. Air Force, died Nov. 23, 1968 as a result of injuries sustained after he was hit by a car while walking back to Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, New York. He was 21 years old and assigned to the 416th Field Maintenance Squadron of the Strategic Air Command. His home of record was 111 Blossom Road in Syracuse, New York and he was the only son of Thomas and Elizabeth Kuss Tomczak. The location of his interment is unknown.

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JOHN J. WIESZCZYNSKI

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Seaman John J. Wieszczynski, U.S. Navy, died on July 17, 1974 at Great Lakes Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., after collapsing at the naval base. He was 17 years old, attended Corcoran High School and joined the Navy in June of 1974. He was survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wieszczynski Sr., sisters, Valerie, Deborah, Anna and Jennifer, brothers, Henry Jr. and Stanley and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Anna Wieszczynski of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He is buried in Assumption Cemetery.

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ROBERT J. WROBEL

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Staff Sgt. Robert J. Wrobel, U.S. Army, died at the age of 23. He completed Ranger School prior to arriving in Vietnam where he was assigned to the 1st Infantry Division. He was transferred to the 101st Airborne Division and assigned to Co. D, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry when he was killed in action on April 2, 1970 during Operation Texas Star while enroute to a night defensive position when a booby trap detonated in the Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam. He was a graduate of Sacred Heart Academy, Onondaga Community College and the University of Georgia where he received a degree in journalism, radio and television. He was survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore F. Wrobel, Sr. of 704 Schuyler St., a brother, Theodore F. Wrobel, Jr. and his maternal grandmother, Agnes Reis. He is interred in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Geddes.

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