World War II Honoree

Stanley Joseph Paciorek

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Elmira, New York

Honored By

Michael J. Paciorek

Relationship

Son

LIEUTENANT COLONEL PACIOREK WAS STATIONED AT FORT KAMEHAMEHA, HAWAII AS AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT SPECIALIST. AT THE START OF WWII, HE ATTENDED OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AT FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA WHERE HE WAS COMMISSIONED AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT IN THE FIELD ARTILLERY. HE SPENT THE MAJORITY OF THE WAR AT BLUEY WEST SEVEN, GREENLAND LEADING DARING RESCUES OF DOWNED PILOTS TRAPPED ON THE ICE CAP. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE OCCUPYING FORCES IN JAPAN. DURING HIS SERVICE HE WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR, ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL 1941-1945, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL.