Capt. John E. Slowik, Hartford, Connecticut, age 26; born 28 July 1917; died 18 March 1944; burial Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery.
John Slowik was the navigator on the Books plane, 18 March, 1944, flying in the deputy lead position.
John was one of the outstanding swimmers at Hartford High and in Trinity College aquatic history, and was one of the most popular members of the student body in his days at the high school and at Trinity. The dashes and the backstroke were his best events when he was swimming. Rated one of the best backstrokers in the East, he hung up an unofficial record for the 150-yard event.
He graduated from Trinity College in 1939 and was an engineer with the state highway department prior to entering the service in July of 1941. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs John Slowik and had two sisters, Mrs. Genevieve Spirito of Florida and Mrs. Katherine Bowers of Minnesota. John was a fine sportsman. His death was hard-felt by a host of friends. His bunkmate at Wendling, England, Bill Cetin of Sturtevant, WI. said of him, "John was a very wonderful person and it was an honor to know him."
John Slowik was the navigator on the Books plane, 18 March, 1944, flying in the deputy lead position.
John was one of the outstanding swimmers at Hartford High and in Trinity College aquatic history, and was one of the most popular members of the student body in his days at the high school and at Trinity. The dashes and the backstroke were his best events when he was swimming. Rated one of the best backstrokers in the East, he hung up an unofficial record for the 150-yard event.
He graduated from Trinity College in 1939 and was an engineer with the state highway department prior to entering the service in July of 1941. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs John Slowik and had two sisters, Mrs. Genevieve Spirito of Florida and Mrs. Katherine Bowers of Minnesota. John was a fine sportsman. His death was hard-felt by a host of friends. His bunkmate at Wendling, England, Bill Cetin of Sturtevant, WI. said of him, "John was a very wonderful person and it was an honor to know him."
Capt. John E. Slowik, Hartford, Connecticut, age 26; born 28 July 1917; died 18 March 1944; burial Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery.
John Slowik was the navigator on the Books plane, 18 March, 1944, flying in the deputy lead position.
John was one of the outstanding swimmers at Hartford High and in Trinity College aquatic history, and was one of the most popular members of the student body in his days at the high school and at Trinity. The dashes and the backstroke were his best events when he was swimming. Rated one of the best backstrokers in the East, he hung up an unofficial record for the 150-yard event.
He graduated from Trinity College in 1939 and was an engineer with the state highway department prior to entering the service in July of 1941. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs John Slowik and had two sisters, Mrs. Genevieve Spirito of Florida and Mrs. Katherine Bowers of Minnesota. John was a fine sportsman. His death was hard-felt by a host of friends. His bunkmate at Wendling, England, Bill Cetin of Sturtevant, WI. said of him, "John was a very wonderful person and it was an honor to know him."
John Slowik was the navigator on the Books plane, 18 March, 1944, flying in the deputy lead position.
John was one of the outstanding swimmers at Hartford High and in Trinity College aquatic history, and was one of the most popular members of the student body in his days at the high school and at Trinity. The dashes and the backstroke were his best events when he was swimming. Rated one of the best backstrokers in the East, he hung up an unofficial record for the 150-yard event.
He graduated from Trinity College in 1939 and was an engineer with the state highway department prior to entering the service in July of 1941. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs John Slowik and had two sisters, Mrs. Genevieve Spirito of Florida and Mrs. Katherine Bowers of Minnesota. John was a fine sportsman. His death was hard-felt by a host of friends. His bunkmate at Wendling, England, Bill Cetin of Sturtevant, WI. said of him, "John was a very wonderful person and it was an honor to know him."
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