World War II Honoree

Adam A. Bienick

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Nanticoke, Pennsylvania

Honored By

John J. Bienick

Relationship

Son

STAFF SERGEANT, 9TH DIVISION, 47TH INFANTRY. SAW EXTENSIVE COMBAT AS A MACHINE GUNNER, PLATOON LEADER IN CAMPAIGNS OF NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, FRANCE (D-DAY, SEVERELY WOUNDED AT ST. LO), BELGIUM (BATTLE OF THE BULGE) AND GERMANY. TRAINED WITH BRITISH TROOPS IN ENGLAND. AWARDS INCLUDED COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE (OF WHICH HE WAS THE MOST PROUD), SILVER STAR, PURPLE HEART, SEVEN BRONZE CAMPAIGN STARS AND SHARPSHOOTERS BADGE. VOLUNTEERED EARLY IN 1941 AND SERVED UNTIL THE END OF WAR IN EUROPE.