World War II Honoree

Casimir 'Cass' Wojcik

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Detroit, Michigan

Honored By

John Graf

Relationship

Friend

HE WAS SENT TO YALE UNIVERSITY TO STUDY LANGUAGES. HE BECAME PROFICIENT AT JAPANESE AT YALE AND WAS USED AS AN INSTRUCTOR. AS A MEMBER OF THE 26TH INFANTRY (YANKEE) DIVISION, HE WAS SENT TO THE EUROPEAN THEATRE UNDER GENERAL PATTON'S COMMAND. HE SPENT A YEAR AS A WEAPONS EXPERT AND INFANTRYMAN IN THE 101ST INFANTRY ANTI-TANK COMPANY. FOUGHT FOUR MILITARY CAMPAIGNS AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HE RECEIVED FOUR BRONZE STAR AWARDS.