World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Chester Joseph Wasilewski
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pennsylvania
Honored By
Mary Jane Murphy
COMPANY L, 350TH INFANTRY, 88TH DIVISION. SQUAD LEADER 745. COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, M1 RIFLE EXPERT 44, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, MACHINE GUN 50-CALIBER EXPERT 43, ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNNER 1ST CLASS GUNNER 43. BLUE DEVIL UNITS HELPED CAPTURE KEY POINTS OF THE GERMAN LINES IN THE NORTHERN APENNINES MOUNTAINS, CROSSED THE PO VALLEY AND CAPTURED THE KEY CITY OF VICENZA. UNIT WAS DEEP IN THE ITALIAN ALPS TO THE BRENNER PASS WHEN THE WAR IN ITALY ENDED ON MAY 2, 1945. FOREIGN SERVICE - 1 YEAR, 3 MONTHS AND 3 DAYS.