Alexander P. Wirwas of 218 Arcfi St., a native of Poland, died Tuesday in Veterans Administration Hospital after a short illness.
Mr. Wirwas was a retired employe of the U.S. Hoffman Machinery Corp. He was a disabled World War I veteran, having served with Company F, Ninth Infantry. He was awarded a Purple Heart and Oak Leaf Cluster.
He was an organizer of the Polish Legion of American Veterans, Post 14, and the Polish-American Citizens Club. He was former president of the board of directors of the PLAY.
He was a member of General Pulaski Post 1650, American Legion, and the Polish National Alliance of the U.S.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Anna Wysocki Wirwas; two daughters, Mrs. Matthew Pietroski and Mrs. John Zych; a son, Alexander Wirwas Jr. of Inglewood, Calif. ; a sister,
Mrs Alexandra Barzydio of Poland; eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews in Poland.
Services will be at 8:45 a.m. tomorrow at the Labacz Funeral
Home. 616 Teall Ave., and at 9 a.m. in Transfiguration Church where a solemn high requiem Mass will be celebrated. Burial with full military honors will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, DeWitt
THE POST-STANDARD, March 3, 1968
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According to World War I Military Service Card, New York State Archives:
Name: "Wirwas, Alexander"
Service no: 39,363
Address at the time of enlistment: 322 Greenway Ave., Syracuse, NY.
Enlisted in the Regular Army at Fort Slocum, NY on May 31, 1917
Place of birth: "Poland Russia" [area of partitioned Poland that was occupied and administered by the Russian Empire]
Age at time of enlistment: 22 3/12 years
Units of assignment: Co. F, 9th Infantry to discharge.
Rank: Private First Class
Served overseas: Sep. 7, 1917 to Mar. 3, 1919
Wounded in action on July 18, 1918
Discharged: Mar. 13, 1919.
Page 2 reads, "Also wounded degree undetermined about Nov. 11, 1918."
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Listed on the Syracuse, New York Memorial in Kosciuszko Park "Dedicated to Polish Legion of American World War Veterans of Onondaga County" at the intersections of Park Avenue, Lakeview Avenue, and West Genesee Street as "A. WYRWAS."
Mr. Wirwas was a retired employe of the U.S. Hoffman Machinery Corp. He was a disabled World War I veteran, having served with Company F, Ninth Infantry. He was awarded a Purple Heart and Oak Leaf Cluster.
He was an organizer of the Polish Legion of American Veterans, Post 14, and the Polish-American Citizens Club. He was former president of the board of directors of the PLAY.
He was a member of General Pulaski Post 1650, American Legion, and the Polish National Alliance of the U.S.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Anna Wysocki Wirwas; two daughters, Mrs. Matthew Pietroski and Mrs. John Zych; a son, Alexander Wirwas Jr. of Inglewood, Calif. ; a sister,
Mrs Alexandra Barzydio of Poland; eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews in Poland.
Services will be at 8:45 a.m. tomorrow at the Labacz Funeral
Home. 616 Teall Ave., and at 9 a.m. in Transfiguration Church where a solemn high requiem Mass will be celebrated. Burial with full military honors will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, DeWitt
THE POST-STANDARD, March 3, 1968
************************
According to World War I Military Service Card, New York State Archives:
Name: "Wirwas, Alexander"
Service no: 39,363
Address at the time of enlistment: 322 Greenway Ave., Syracuse, NY.
Enlisted in the Regular Army at Fort Slocum, NY on May 31, 1917
Place of birth: "Poland Russia" [area of partitioned Poland that was occupied and administered by the Russian Empire]
Age at time of enlistment: 22 3/12 years
Units of assignment: Co. F, 9th Infantry to discharge.
Rank: Private First Class
Served overseas: Sep. 7, 1917 to Mar. 3, 1919
Wounded in action on July 18, 1918
Discharged: Mar. 13, 1919.
Page 2 reads, "Also wounded degree undetermined about Nov. 11, 1918."
****************************
Listed on the Syracuse, New York Memorial in Kosciuszko Park "Dedicated to Polish Legion of American World War Veterans of Onondaga County" at the intersections of Park Avenue, Lakeview Avenue, and West Genesee Street as "A. WYRWAS."
Alexander P. Wirwas of 218 Arcfi St., a native of Poland, died Tuesday in Veterans Administration Hospital after a short illness.
Mr. Wirwas was a retired employe of the U.S. Hoffman Machinery Corp. He was a disabled World War I veteran, having served with Company F, Ninth Infantry. He was awarded a Purple Heart and Oak Leaf Cluster.
He was an organizer of the Polish Legion of American Veterans, Post 14, and the Polish-American Citizens Club. He was former president of the board of directors of the PLAY.
He was a member of General Pulaski Post 1650, American Legion, and the Polish National Alliance of the U.S.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Anna Wysocki Wirwas; two daughters, Mrs. Matthew Pietroski and Mrs. John Zych; a son, Alexander Wirwas Jr. of Inglewood, Calif. ; a sister,
Mrs Alexandra Barzydio of Poland; eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews in Poland.
Services will be at 8:45 a.m. tomorrow at the Labacz Funeral
Home. 616 Teall Ave., and at 9 a.m. in Transfiguration Church where a solemn high requiem Mass will be celebrated. Burial with full military honors will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, DeWitt
THE POST-STANDARD, March 3, 1968
************************
According to World War I Military Service Card, New York State Archives:
Name: "Wirwas, Alexander"
Service no: 39,363
Address at the time of enlistment: 322 Greenway Ave., Syracuse, NY.
Enlisted in the Regular Army at Fort Slocum, NY on May 31, 1917
Place of birth: "Poland Russia" [area of partitioned Poland that was occupied and administered by the Russian Empire]
Age at time of enlistment: 22 3/12 years
Units of assignment: Co. F, 9th Infantry to discharge.
Rank: Private First Class
Served overseas: Sep. 7, 1917 to Mar. 3, 1919
Wounded in action on July 18, 1918
Discharged: Mar. 13, 1919.
Page 2 reads, "Also wounded degree undetermined about Nov. 11, 1918."
****************************
Listed on the Syracuse, New York Memorial in Kosciuszko Park "Dedicated to Polish Legion of American World War Veterans of Onondaga County" at the intersections of Park Avenue, Lakeview Avenue, and West Genesee Street as "A. WYRWAS."
Mr. Wirwas was a retired employe of the U.S. Hoffman Machinery Corp. He was a disabled World War I veteran, having served with Company F, Ninth Infantry. He was awarded a Purple Heart and Oak Leaf Cluster.
He was an organizer of the Polish Legion of American Veterans, Post 14, and the Polish-American Citizens Club. He was former president of the board of directors of the PLAY.
He was a member of General Pulaski Post 1650, American Legion, and the Polish National Alliance of the U.S.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Anna Wysocki Wirwas; two daughters, Mrs. Matthew Pietroski and Mrs. John Zych; a son, Alexander Wirwas Jr. of Inglewood, Calif. ; a sister,
Mrs Alexandra Barzydio of Poland; eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews in Poland.
Services will be at 8:45 a.m. tomorrow at the Labacz Funeral
Home. 616 Teall Ave., and at 9 a.m. in Transfiguration Church where a solemn high requiem Mass will be celebrated. Burial with full military honors will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, DeWitt
THE POST-STANDARD, March 3, 1968
************************
According to World War I Military Service Card, New York State Archives:
Name: "Wirwas, Alexander"
Service no: 39,363
Address at the time of enlistment: 322 Greenway Ave., Syracuse, NY.
Enlisted in the Regular Army at Fort Slocum, NY on May 31, 1917
Place of birth: "Poland Russia" [area of partitioned Poland that was occupied and administered by the Russian Empire]
Age at time of enlistment: 22 3/12 years
Units of assignment: Co. F, 9th Infantry to discharge.
Rank: Private First Class
Served overseas: Sep. 7, 1917 to Mar. 3, 1919
Wounded in action on July 18, 1918
Discharged: Mar. 13, 1919.
Page 2 reads, "Also wounded degree undetermined about Nov. 11, 1918."
****************************
Listed on the Syracuse, New York Memorial in Kosciuszko Park "Dedicated to Polish Legion of American World War Veterans of Onondaga County" at the intersections of Park Avenue, Lakeview Avenue, and West Genesee Street as "A. WYRWAS."
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ALEXANDER P WIRWAS
NEW YORK
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FEB 20 1896 MARCH 1 1966
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