Alexander and Rita Sawetzka February 14, 1945

Alexander Anthony Sawetzka was born on December 5, 1921 in West Virginia, USA. He later moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He registered for the WWII draft on February 16, 1942, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the age of 20. He stood 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighed 170 pounds, had a ruddy complexion, brown hair, and brown eyes. He then enlisted on March 2, 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with Service Number 13058639 and served in the Army during World War II. Alexander married Rita Levernia DuCarme (1920–1970) on February 14, 1945 in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Together the couple had a daughter Judith.