Ernest J. "Chick" Tsikerdanos, 73, of 11565 Hearthwood Drive, died Monday, Dec. 8, 1997, at his home.
Born June 2, 1924, in Duluth, Minn., he was the son of the late John A. and Mary S. Hoehn Tsikerdanos.
He was a 1941 graduate of Schenley High School, Pittsburgh. He graduated from Georgetown University in the School of Foreign Service with the class of 1951. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was recruited by the OSS. He was the recipient of the purple heart; Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster; Air Medal; Bronze Arrowhead; American Theater Service Ribbon; War World II Victory Ribbon; Asiatic Pacific Theater Service Ribbon; and two medals from the Nationalist Chinese Government. He was recommended for the Silver Star for action during World War II. He was discharged, in 1945, with the rank of corporal.
He served with the CIA in Formosa, Indonesia and Greece. He retired in 1979, returning as a consultant during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He was one of three recipients of the Donovan Award.
He was a member of Saint Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, Frederick, Md.; and the AHEPA of the church.
He was a life member of William Max McLaughlin VFW Post 695, Waynesboro and DAV of Gettysburg, Pa.; Joe Stickell American Legion Post 15 and BPO Elks, both of Waynesboro; and OSS Detachment 101 Association, where he served as president and most recently as historian.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years Zafero Zaferiou Tsikerdanos; two daughters, Susan M. Hufschmidt of Smyrna, Del., and Elaine Salb of Damascus, Md.; two sons, John E. Tsikerdanos of Kissimmee, Fla., and Mark E. Tsikerdanos of Frederick; two sisters, Marjory Carvovwis of Wheaton, Md., and Marie Tsikerdanos of Vermont; two brothers, James Tsikerdanos of Waynesboro and William Tsikerdanos of Mount Dora, Fla.; nine grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be Friday at 1 p.m. at St. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, 920 W. Seventh St., Frederick. Father Anastasios Kousoulas will officiate. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesboro. Military graveside services will be conducted by Charles M. Nitterhouse VFW Post 1599 Honor Guard, Chambersburg.The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Grove Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad St., Waynesboro, with the Trisagion Service at 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Museum, P.O. Box 70060, Fort Bragg, N.C. 28307.
The Herald Mail, Hagerstown, MD. December 9, 1997.
Born June 2, 1924, in Duluth, Minn., he was the son of the late John A. and Mary S. Hoehn Tsikerdanos.
He was a 1941 graduate of Schenley High School, Pittsburgh. He graduated from Georgetown University in the School of Foreign Service with the class of 1951. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was recruited by the OSS. He was the recipient of the purple heart; Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster; Air Medal; Bronze Arrowhead; American Theater Service Ribbon; War World II Victory Ribbon; Asiatic Pacific Theater Service Ribbon; and two medals from the Nationalist Chinese Government. He was recommended for the Silver Star for action during World War II. He was discharged, in 1945, with the rank of corporal.
He served with the CIA in Formosa, Indonesia and Greece. He retired in 1979, returning as a consultant during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He was one of three recipients of the Donovan Award.
He was a member of Saint Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, Frederick, Md.; and the AHEPA of the church.
He was a life member of William Max McLaughlin VFW Post 695, Waynesboro and DAV of Gettysburg, Pa.; Joe Stickell American Legion Post 15 and BPO Elks, both of Waynesboro; and OSS Detachment 101 Association, where he served as president and most recently as historian.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years Zafero Zaferiou Tsikerdanos; two daughters, Susan M. Hufschmidt of Smyrna, Del., and Elaine Salb of Damascus, Md.; two sons, John E. Tsikerdanos of Kissimmee, Fla., and Mark E. Tsikerdanos of Frederick; two sisters, Marjory Carvovwis of Wheaton, Md., and Marie Tsikerdanos of Vermont; two brothers, James Tsikerdanos of Waynesboro and William Tsikerdanos of Mount Dora, Fla.; nine grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be Friday at 1 p.m. at St. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, 920 W. Seventh St., Frederick. Father Anastasios Kousoulas will officiate. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesboro. Military graveside services will be conducted by Charles M. Nitterhouse VFW Post 1599 Honor Guard, Chambersburg.The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Grove Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad St., Waynesboro, with the Trisagion Service at 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Museum, P.O. Box 70060, Fort Bragg, N.C. 28307.
The Herald Mail, Hagerstown, MD. December 9, 1997.
Ernest J. "Chick" Tsikerdanos, 73, of 11565 Hearthwood Drive, died Monday, Dec. 8, 1997, at his home.
Born June 2, 1924, in Duluth, Minn., he was the son of the late John A. and Mary S. Hoehn Tsikerdanos.
He was a 1941 graduate of Schenley High School, Pittsburgh. He graduated from Georgetown University in the School of Foreign Service with the class of 1951. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was recruited by the OSS. He was the recipient of the purple heart; Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster; Air Medal; Bronze Arrowhead; American Theater Service Ribbon; War World II Victory Ribbon; Asiatic Pacific Theater Service Ribbon; and two medals from the Nationalist Chinese Government. He was recommended for the Silver Star for action during World War II. He was discharged, in 1945, with the rank of corporal.
He served with the CIA in Formosa, Indonesia and Greece. He retired in 1979, returning as a consultant during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He was one of three recipients of the Donovan Award.
He was a member of Saint Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, Frederick, Md.; and the AHEPA of the church.
He was a life member of William Max McLaughlin VFW Post 695, Waynesboro and DAV of Gettysburg, Pa.; Joe Stickell American Legion Post 15 and BPO Elks, both of Waynesboro; and OSS Detachment 101 Association, where he served as president and most recently as historian.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years Zafero Zaferiou Tsikerdanos; two daughters, Susan M. Hufschmidt of Smyrna, Del., and Elaine Salb of Damascus, Md.; two sons, John E. Tsikerdanos of Kissimmee, Fla., and Mark E. Tsikerdanos of Frederick; two sisters, Marjory Carvovwis of Wheaton, Md., and Marie Tsikerdanos of Vermont; two brothers, James Tsikerdanos of Waynesboro and William Tsikerdanos of Mount Dora, Fla.; nine grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be Friday at 1 p.m. at St. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, 920 W. Seventh St., Frederick. Father Anastasios Kousoulas will officiate. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesboro. Military graveside services will be conducted by Charles M. Nitterhouse VFW Post 1599 Honor Guard, Chambersburg.The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Grove Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad St., Waynesboro, with the Trisagion Service at 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Museum, P.O. Box 70060, Fort Bragg, N.C. 28307.
The Herald Mail, Hagerstown, MD. December 9, 1997.
Born June 2, 1924, in Duluth, Minn., he was the son of the late John A. and Mary S. Hoehn Tsikerdanos.
He was a 1941 graduate of Schenley High School, Pittsburgh. He graduated from Georgetown University in the School of Foreign Service with the class of 1951. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was recruited by the OSS. He was the recipient of the purple heart; Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster; Air Medal; Bronze Arrowhead; American Theater Service Ribbon; War World II Victory Ribbon; Asiatic Pacific Theater Service Ribbon; and two medals from the Nationalist Chinese Government. He was recommended for the Silver Star for action during World War II. He was discharged, in 1945, with the rank of corporal.
He served with the CIA in Formosa, Indonesia and Greece. He retired in 1979, returning as a consultant during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He was one of three recipients of the Donovan Award.
He was a member of Saint Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, Frederick, Md.; and the AHEPA of the church.
He was a life member of William Max McLaughlin VFW Post 695, Waynesboro and DAV of Gettysburg, Pa.; Joe Stickell American Legion Post 15 and BPO Elks, both of Waynesboro; and OSS Detachment 101 Association, where he served as president and most recently as historian.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years Zafero Zaferiou Tsikerdanos; two daughters, Susan M. Hufschmidt of Smyrna, Del., and Elaine Salb of Damascus, Md.; two sons, John E. Tsikerdanos of Kissimmee, Fla., and Mark E. Tsikerdanos of Frederick; two sisters, Marjory Carvovwis of Wheaton, Md., and Marie Tsikerdanos of Vermont; two brothers, James Tsikerdanos of Waynesboro and William Tsikerdanos of Mount Dora, Fla.; nine grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be Friday at 1 p.m. at St. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, 920 W. Seventh St., Frederick. Father Anastasios Kousoulas will officiate. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesboro. Military graveside services will be conducted by Charles M. Nitterhouse VFW Post 1599 Honor Guard, Chambersburg.The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Grove Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad St., Waynesboro, with the Trisagion Service at 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Museum, P.O. Box 70060, Fort Bragg, N.C. 28307.
The Herald Mail, Hagerstown, MD. December 9, 1997.
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