SGT US ARMY AIR CORPS
WORLD WAR II
Wilfred August Wolszon, who preferred to be called Bud, was the son of John and Anna (Kujawa) Wolszon. His older brother was Richard and younger sisters were Marlus and Anna Mae.
Bud met his future Wife, Lucille Pflager, on a blind date on July 4, 1947. During that date, Bud told Lucille he would marry her, and he did on September 4, 1948 at St. Adalbert's Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
They had eight children: John, Paul, Jim, Judi, Beth and Becky (twins), Sue and Cindy.
Bud loved to fish and hunt ducks and geese. He was employed by 3M.
Sadly Bud died from cancer on January 29, 1970, leaving his eight children and his wife, Lucille, who remained devoted to Bud and never wanted to remarry. She kept his bathrobe and her one wish was to be buried with it. Dad's robe was folded and laid on her chest over her heart. They are now beside each other at Fort Snelling after 51 years apart.
Military Service:
Wilfred "Bud" Wolszon was inducted on 22 October 1942 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. He served in England beginning 30 January 1944. Primary duties (as written in his Separation Qualification Record) were: Machinist-Served overseas 19 months at sub-depot in E.T.O. Used lathes, milling machines, shapers, doal saws, power hack saws, grinder to make parts for airplane engines and accessories. Made hand tools and worked from blueprints and drawings. Performed maintenance in the repair of broken parts of aircraft on the line. Precision of .0001 inch and finer was necessary in all work. His military occupational assignments were: 1 month as a private - AAF basic training (521) 22 months as sergeant - machinist (114) Attended and graduated from 19 weeks of machinist training at Chanute Field in Illinois. Military qualification was Rifle MKM Received the following medals (as listed on the Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge-Book 26, Page 558): Good Conduct Medal G09323Hq AAF 31 March 43 European African Middle Eastern Service Medal Amer Theat Rib WWII Vic Medal He returned to the US on 14 August 1945 and was honorably discharged on 23 November 1945.
See Wolszon-Pflager Family Tree on Ancestry.com.
WORLD WAR II
Wilfred August Wolszon, who preferred to be called Bud, was the son of John and Anna (Kujawa) Wolszon. His older brother was Richard and younger sisters were Marlus and Anna Mae.
Bud met his future Wife, Lucille Pflager, on a blind date on July 4, 1947. During that date, Bud told Lucille he would marry her, and he did on September 4, 1948 at St. Adalbert's Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
They had eight children: John, Paul, Jim, Judi, Beth and Becky (twins), Sue and Cindy.
Bud loved to fish and hunt ducks and geese. He was employed by 3M.
Sadly Bud died from cancer on January 29, 1970, leaving his eight children and his wife, Lucille, who remained devoted to Bud and never wanted to remarry. She kept his bathrobe and her one wish was to be buried with it. Dad's robe was folded and laid on her chest over her heart. They are now beside each other at Fort Snelling after 51 years apart.
Military Service:
Wilfred "Bud" Wolszon was inducted on 22 October 1942 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. He served in England beginning 30 January 1944. Primary duties (as written in his Separation Qualification Record) were: Machinist-Served overseas 19 months at sub-depot in E.T.O. Used lathes, milling machines, shapers, doal saws, power hack saws, grinder to make parts for airplane engines and accessories. Made hand tools and worked from blueprints and drawings. Performed maintenance in the repair of broken parts of aircraft on the line. Precision of .0001 inch and finer was necessary in all work. His military occupational assignments were: 1 month as a private - AAF basic training (521) 22 months as sergeant - machinist (114) Attended and graduated from 19 weeks of machinist training at Chanute Field in Illinois. Military qualification was Rifle MKM Received the following medals (as listed on the Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge-Book 26, Page 558): Good Conduct Medal G09323Hq AAF 31 March 43 European African Middle Eastern Service Medal Amer Theat Rib WWII Vic Medal He returned to the US on 14 August 1945 and was honorably discharged on 23 November 1945.
See Wolszon-Pflager Family Tree on Ancestry.com.
SGT US ARMY AIR CORPS
WORLD WAR II
Wilfred August Wolszon, who preferred to be called Bud, was the son of John and Anna (Kujawa) Wolszon. His older brother was Richard and younger sisters were Marlus and Anna Mae.
Bud met his future Wife, Lucille Pflager, on a blind date on July 4, 1947. During that date, Bud told Lucille he would marry her, and he did on September 4, 1948 at St. Adalbert's Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
They had eight children: John, Paul, Jim, Judi, Beth and Becky (twins), Sue and Cindy.
Bud loved to fish and hunt ducks and geese. He was employed by 3M.
Sadly Bud died from cancer on January 29, 1970, leaving his eight children and his wife, Lucille, who remained devoted to Bud and never wanted to remarry. She kept his bathrobe and her one wish was to be buried with it. Dad's robe was folded and laid on her chest over her heart. They are now beside each other at Fort Snelling after 51 years apart.
Military Service:
Wilfred "Bud" Wolszon was inducted on 22 October 1942 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. He served in England beginning 30 January 1944. Primary duties (as written in his Separation Qualification Record) were: Machinist-Served overseas 19 months at sub-depot in E.T.O. Used lathes, milling machines, shapers, doal saws, power hack saws, grinder to make parts for airplane engines and accessories. Made hand tools and worked from blueprints and drawings. Performed maintenance in the repair of broken parts of aircraft on the line. Precision of .0001 inch and finer was necessary in all work. His military occupational assignments were: 1 month as a private - AAF basic training (521) 22 months as sergeant - machinist (114) Attended and graduated from 19 weeks of machinist training at Chanute Field in Illinois. Military qualification was Rifle MKM Received the following medals (as listed on the Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge-Book 26, Page 558): Good Conduct Medal G09323Hq AAF 31 March 43 European African Middle Eastern Service Medal Amer Theat Rib WWII Vic Medal He returned to the US on 14 August 1945 and was honorably discharged on 23 November 1945.
See Wolszon-Pflager Family Tree on Ancestry.com.
WORLD WAR II
Wilfred August Wolszon, who preferred to be called Bud, was the son of John and Anna (Kujawa) Wolszon. His older brother was Richard and younger sisters were Marlus and Anna Mae.
Bud met his future Wife, Lucille Pflager, on a blind date on July 4, 1947. During that date, Bud told Lucille he would marry her, and he did on September 4, 1948 at St. Adalbert's Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
They had eight children: John, Paul, Jim, Judi, Beth and Becky (twins), Sue and Cindy.
Bud loved to fish and hunt ducks and geese. He was employed by 3M.
Sadly Bud died from cancer on January 29, 1970, leaving his eight children and his wife, Lucille, who remained devoted to Bud and never wanted to remarry. She kept his bathrobe and her one wish was to be buried with it. Dad's robe was folded and laid on her chest over her heart. They are now beside each other at Fort Snelling after 51 years apart.
Military Service:
Wilfred "Bud" Wolszon was inducted on 22 October 1942 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. He served in England beginning 30 January 1944. Primary duties (as written in his Separation Qualification Record) were: Machinist-Served overseas 19 months at sub-depot in E.T.O. Used lathes, milling machines, shapers, doal saws, power hack saws, grinder to make parts for airplane engines and accessories. Made hand tools and worked from blueprints and drawings. Performed maintenance in the repair of broken parts of aircraft on the line. Precision of .0001 inch and finer was necessary in all work. His military occupational assignments were: 1 month as a private - AAF basic training (521) 22 months as sergeant - machinist (114) Attended and graduated from 19 weeks of machinist training at Chanute Field in Illinois. Military qualification was Rifle MKM Received the following medals (as listed on the Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge-Book 26, Page 558): Good Conduct Medal G09323Hq AAF 31 March 43 European African Middle Eastern Service Medal Amer Theat Rib WWII Vic Medal He returned to the US on 14 August 1945 and was honorably discharged on 23 November 1945.
See Wolszon-Pflager Family Tree on Ancestry.com.
