Frank A. Suski

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

DOW 02/12/1945

Frank A. Suski was born in Szyroczyn, Poland on February 21, 1920.

The 1940 census indicates that he was born in Poland, and also that by 1940 he had become a naturalized American citizen.
His religion was listed as Catholic.

Prior to entering military service he was employed by Bausch & Lomb
in Rochester, New York.

He was drafted into the Army on June 28, 1944 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. His home of residence
was listed as Monroe County, New York and his civilian occupation was listed as Machine Shop
And Related Occupations. He had completed four years of High School and was single with
no dependents.

He was assigned to Company C from the 14th Replacement Depot on December 26, 1944.

He was promoted to Private First Class on February 1, 1945.

On February 16, 1945, he was one of 20 enlisted men of Company C listed as Missing In Action on February 9, 1945.

On February 17 he was one of 8 men who were previously listed as Missing In Action on February 9, 1945,
and whose status was now changed to Seriously Wounded in Action on February 10, 1945.

On February 22, 1945 the status of Private First Class Suski was changed to Died Of Wounds on February 12, 1945.

Clipping by Jaap Vermeer from the Find A Grave website via Julien Woestyn

Decorations of Frank A. Suski

From the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Thursday December 2, 1948

Courtesy of Julien Woestyn

From the Find A Grave website:

Frank served as a Private in the 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided at 805 Norton Street, Rochester, Monroe County, New York prior to the war. It is unknown as this time
why his stone has "Florida" on it. There is only one Frank A. Suski noted in Military Records and he stated that
he resided in Monroe County, New York.

He enlisted in the Army on June 28, 1944 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was noted as being employed in a Machine shop
and also as Single, without dependents.

He "Died Of Wounds" received in action in Germany two days earlier after being transported to Belgium.
He was awarded a Purple Heart.

Frank A Suski was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Henri-Chapelle Cemetery, Eupen, Belgium and some time later
his remains were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in New York in 1948.

Burial:
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Rochester
Monroe County
New York
Plot: Section NO13, Lot Vet, Grave 487

Grave marker for Frank A. Suski

Photo by Ann Freeman from the Find A Grave website

The grave of Frank A. Suski (2nd grave to the left of the flag)

Photo by Ann Freeman from the Find A Grave website

Top photo of Frank A. Suski by Jaap Vermeer from the Find A Grave website via Julien Woestyn

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