World War II Obituaries
MILITARY NEWS
Tonawanda News
August 6, 1944
Wounded in Pacific
Frank Kwarciany, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kwarciany, 212 Twelfth Avenue, who is recovering from wounds incurred with the U. S. Marines, probably in the conquest of Saipan as reported in the Evening News on Monday. "Frocco" was a star basketball player for North Tonawanda High School before he enlisted and entered the service in September, 1943.
Tonawanda News
August 16, 1944
Joseph Litwin Back on Furlough
Says He's glad to be home without a scratch
Joseph L. Litwin is home from fighting fronts in Africa and Italy and as Joe says, "darned glad to be back home in one piece even for a little while."
For fifteen months, Pfc. Joe has been hitting the Huns wherever they could be found along with his buddies in the Infantry. And if the oath of secrecy he took would permit it, Joe says he could tell some hair-raising stories. Of course for strategic reasons, he can not reveal the scene of his action or the movements of his outfit. But Joe is happy beyond words to have come back for a long furlough with his mother, Mrs. Rose Litwin of 671 Oliver Street.
Before sailing overseas Joe put in a lot of soldiering in the States. After receiving basic training at Camp Croft, S.C., for 13 weeks, Joe served at Camp Pickett, Va., Pine Camp, N.Y., and Ft. Devens, Mass.
While in the Twin Cities Joe attended North Tonawanda High School and worked as a wood worker at the R.W. Wurlitzer Co.
When his furlough is over Joe hopes to see more action, but he'd just as soon it were on a different front. He likes to see the world.
August 16, 1944
Tonawanda News
Benjamin Kalota Graduates From Navy Service School
Great Lakes, Illinois - Among those graduating from an intensive course of Basic Engineering training at recent Service Schools exercises here was Benjamin Kalota, 19, son of Mrs. Charlotte Kalota, 121 Center Ave., N. Tonawanda.
This Bluejacket was selected for his specialized training on the basis of his recruit training aptitude test scores. Graduates from the twenty specialized courses taught here at the Service Schools are sent to sea, to shore stations, or to advanced schools for further duty.
August 16, 1944
Tonawanda News
S-Sgt. John Kloch Aids Evacuation of Allied Casualties from Normandy
A Ninth Air Force Troop Carrier Base, European Theater of Operations - A Member of an air evacuation squadron assigned to Ninth Air Force Troop Carrier Command, Staff Sergeant John J. Kloch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kloch, 182 11th Avenue, North Tonawanda, NY, is aiding the evacuation of Allied casualties from Normandy.
Flight nurses, surgeons and medical technicians of his unit working in conjunction with the Brig. Gen. Paul L. Williams Ninth Troop Carrier Command are flying in what recent statistics indicate may be the war's largest air ambulance service.
Hundreds of wounded fighting men have been flown back to hospitals and rest centers in Great Britain and the United States through air evacuation, a majority of them in Troop Carrier planes which dropped the first Allied invasion troops on Cherbourg peninsula Sergeant Kloch was employed by the R. W. Wurlitzer Company before entering the service in April 1942.
August 16, 1944
Tonawanda News
Kagelmacher Starts Air Cadet Training
Aviation Cadet Clarence W. Kagelmacher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey J. Kagelmacher if 317 Schenck Street, North Tonawanda, NY has reported here to the Army Air Force Pilot School (Basic) for the second stage of his flight training.
The BT-13 which a cadet learns to handle there is a faster and heavier plane than the one which he flew at Primary school and therefore requires a wider knowledge of all aerial sciences.
Obituaries: Courtesy of the Tonawanda News, submitted to the Museum via e-mail from Steve Litwin.
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