John Szyka

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John Szyka

Actively searching. This was taken in Queensland Australia perhaps 1943, John would have been recovering from severe illnesses suffered from his first deployment to Papua New Guinea.
32nd Infantry division. Wisconsin National Guard. 129th Infantry Division, Company E
We're still actively searching for information especially photo's.

Date & Place: 1943 at Camp Cable in Queensland Australia

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John Szyka Oct 8, 1918 - Jun 1981 Wisconsin

WW2 Wisconsin National Guard 32nd Infantry Division, (The Red Arrows) 129th Artillery / Battery E Artillery - Computer fire director. In Australia between Feb 1943 and October 1943 Camp Cable (as well as dates in 1942). Fought in New Guinea 1942-43 and then Philippines (Luzon) My father was conceived in Australia 1943, presumably unknown to John Szyka. Medals; Exemplary Conduct Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; American Defence Service Medal; Philippine Liberation ribbon with one bronze star; 6 overseas service bars; Lapel button, 4 discharge emblems issued. Private/Corporal/Sergeant John Szyka Lived in Nekoosa, Wood County Wisconsin. Alexander High School Worked at Nekoosa Paper Mill. Miami - Palm Springs Community College. Still searching for info, I live in Australia, email [contact link]

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Kerrie Pearce

I live in Australia in the tropics, love holidays in the snow.
My family is all over the place. We're actively searching for our ancestors on our Eastern European side. Szyka / Gavre / Gavrekowski or similar who are mostly in the US, and originally from Poland/Russia/Ukraine

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