Remembering in Debica

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Military Recognition

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Order of Virtuti Militari The Silver Cross of the Military Order Virtuti Militari. This commendation, at its highest level, is Poland's equivalent to the U.S. Medal of Honor. It is the highest military commendation issued in Poland. Its recipients are, indeed, heroes in defense of their motherland.
Recipients Recipients with our family surname include the following: Franciszek Bienias Jan Bienias Jozef Bieniasz Mieczyslaw Bieniasz Tadeusz Bieniasz Antoni S. Bieniaszewski
Other Notables The following persons are noteworthy for their sacrifice in the defense of freedom: Stanislaw Bieniasz (USA) Illinois. Member of 82nd Airborne Division Died 6 June 1944 during D-day operations. Interred in Normandy. Adam Bieniasz (Poland) Grabiny Died in December 1939 in Buchenwald concentration camp. Stephanie Bieniasz Pekala (Poland) Glowaczowa Killed in the fighting, July 1944. Aniela Wulkowicz (Poland) Glowaczowa Daughter of Victoria Bieniasz Wulkowicz of Glowaczowa. Killed in fighting, July 1944. Franciszek Bieniasz (Poland) Glowaczowa Member of the AK, fought at the Battle of Kaluzowka (1944). Later served as a reserve officer in the Polish Army
The Bieniasz Family of Chicago THEOPHILUS BIENIASZ (U.S. Navy) Served on battleship USS Missouri in the Atlantic. Then served on destroyer USS Van Valkenburgh in Pacific. Saw heavy combat in Okinawa area. Proceeded to Japan at war's end. EDMUND BIENIASZ (U.S. Army Air Corps) Served in California. Demoted twice for discourteous behavior to officers. Sang on radio from Hollywood USO. CASIMIR BIENIASZ (U.S. Army) Served in military police. Escorted captured Germans to POW camps in western USA. Made frequent trips on SS Queen Mary across Atlanic. Nearly caught up to brother Chester in Europe several times. CHESTER BIENIASZ (U.S. Army) Served in combat engineer unit. Landed at Normandy 4 weeks after D-Day. Built and blew-up bridges in Europe. Saw combat in France, Belgium and Germany. Participant in Battle of the Bulge. Witnessed concentration camps in Germany. DANIEL BIENIARZ (U.S. Army) Activated member of Illinois National Guard. Served in occupation forces in Europe. Sent beautiful gifts back to his mother, Michalina Rak Bieniarz. .
Questions Please send an email with any corrections, additions or questions to: Dennis Benarz
Poignant Wartime Posters "Somebody" c.1945 Note the "Gold Star Pennant" hanging in the background. These pennants were seen all across the USA hanging in living room windows. A blue star signified a son in military service. A gold star signified a son killed in action. Grandmother Michalina's pennant had four blue stars. Untitled c.1943-44 A "Blue Star" mother