Son of Mr. Anthony Faluszczak who resided at 656 Orchard Street, Schenectady, New York.
Tadeusz served as a Seaman Second Class, U.S.S. New Orleans (CA-32), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Schenectady County, New York prior to the war.
Tadeusz was declared "Missing In Action" when the New Orleans, during the Battle of Tassafaronga, was hit by a Japanese torpedo which detonated the ship's forward magazines and gasoline tanks. Tadeusz was awarded the Purple Heart.
The New Orleans survived the explosion.
He was not officially declared as being dead by the military until December 1, 1943, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.
Service # 6000487
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Tadeusz also has a "Cenotaph" in the Saint Adalbert Cemetery, Schenectady, New York.
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( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Tadeusz served as a Seaman Second Class, U.S.S. New Orleans (CA-32), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Schenectady County, New York prior to the war.
Tadeusz was declared "Missing In Action" when the New Orleans, during the Battle of Tassafaronga, was hit by a Japanese torpedo which detonated the ship's forward magazines and gasoline tanks. Tadeusz was awarded the Purple Heart.
The New Orleans survived the explosion.
He was not officially declared as being dead by the military until December 1, 1943, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.
Service # 6000487
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tadeusz also has a "Cenotaph" in the Saint Adalbert Cemetery, Schenectady, New York.
" Click Here " for that record.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Son of Mr. Anthony Faluszczak who resided at 656 Orchard Street, Schenectady, New York.
Tadeusz served as a Seaman Second Class, U.S.S. New Orleans (CA-32), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Schenectady County, New York prior to the war.
Tadeusz was declared "Missing In Action" when the New Orleans, during the Battle of Tassafaronga, was hit by a Japanese torpedo which detonated the ship's forward magazines and gasoline tanks. Tadeusz was awarded the Purple Heart.
The New Orleans survived the explosion.
He was not officially declared as being dead by the military until December 1, 1943, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.
Service # 6000487
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tadeusz also has a "Cenotaph" in the Saint Adalbert Cemetery, Schenectady, New York.
" Click Here " for that record.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Tadeusz served as a Seaman Second Class, U.S.S. New Orleans (CA-32), U.S. Navy during World War II.
He resided in Schenectady County, New York prior to the war.
Tadeusz was declared "Missing In Action" when the New Orleans, during the Battle of Tassafaronga, was hit by a Japanese torpedo which detonated the ship's forward magazines and gasoline tanks. Tadeusz was awarded the Purple Heart.
The New Orleans survived the explosion.
He was not officially declared as being dead by the military until December 1, 1943, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.
Service # 6000487
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tadeusz also has a "Cenotaph" in the Saint Adalbert Cemetery, Schenectady, New York.
" Click Here " for that record.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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