PVT Edward John Wiacek

courtesy of Des Philippet

PVT Edward John Wiacek was born 3 Apr 1925 in Syracuse, New York. He was the youngest of the 6 children born to Polish immigrants Ludwik and Stefania (Pawlowska) Wiacek. The family had been renting the house at 112 Wall Street in Syracuse since before 1920 and their broader extended family also lived on the street. Ludwik worked as a moulder in a foundry for all those years, earning a reported 1939 income of $700. Edward was able to attend 2-years of high school before beginning work.

Edward was drafted in April 1944. Starting at Fort Dix, New Jersey, PVT Wiacek completed his basic military training and was sent to the European theater. He was transferred from the replacement depot to G Company 116th Infantry on 26 Oct 1944. PVT Wiacek was killed in action on 3 Dec 1944. 

PVT Wiacek rests forever in the Netherlands American Cemetery.

Brother, Walter Joseph Wiacek, served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945.