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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 57983" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sawetzka</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Alexander Anthony</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2 Bn (Green Combat Team)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Private First Class</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>13058639</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Bronze Star</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Burma 1944</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Beaver County, Pennsylvania</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 5.12.1921 Tulton, West Virginia, USA</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>father John Sawetzka</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>mother Anna (nee Rurska)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated high school</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>single without dependents upon enlistment</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed by Frank Bryan Inc., McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>16.02.1942 draft card Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted 2.3.1942 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>achieved rank of Master Sergeant US Army</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>14.02.1945 married Rita Leverina (nee Du Carme) (1920-70)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>21.09.1945 discharged Deshon General Hospital, Butler County, Pennsylvania</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1950 resided 7121 Fleury Way, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 19.1.1997 (Aged 75) Marion, Florida, USA</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sunset View Cemetery, Penn Hills, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/a-sawetzka-grave.39886/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/39/39886-4df4c1124e2abf9eeb8299bd36a116be.jpg?1709566436" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 57983, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Sawetzka[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Alexander Anthony[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]2 Bn (Green Combat Team)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Private First Class[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]13058639[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Bronze Star[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Burma 1944[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Beaver County, Pennsylvania[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 5.12.1921 Tulton, West Virginia, USA[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]father John Sawetzka[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]mother Anna (nee Rurska)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated high school[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]single without dependents upon enlistment[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]employed by Frank Bryan Inc., McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]16.02.1942 draft card Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]enlisted 2.3.1942 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]achieved rank of Master Sergeant US Army[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]14.02.1945 married Rita Leverina (nee Du Carme) (1920-70)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]21.09.1945 discharged Deshon General Hospital, Butler County, Pennsylvania[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1950 resided 7121 Fleury Way, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 19.1.1997 (Aged 75) Marion, Florida, USA[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Sunset View Cemetery, Penn Hills, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/a-sawetzka-grave.39886/"][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/39/39886-4df4c1124e2abf9eeb8299bd36a116be.jpg?1709566436[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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