World War II Honoree

Edward P. Afanasewicz

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

Robert Afanasewicz

Relationship

Great nephew

Enlisted in June of 1943 in the U.S. Army as a private and transferred to the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th infantry Division after basic infantry training. He was in the D-Day second wave on June 6, 1944 at Omaha beach and fought through the bocage of Normandy into St. Lo. He was killed on August 3, 1944 near Percy-en-Normandie. His awards were the World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, and Army Good Conduct Medal.