Military Recognition

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Order of Virtuti Militari The Silver Cross of the Military Order Virtuti Militari. At its highest level, this commendation 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 homeland.
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 (US Army) Illinois. 82nd Airborne Division. Died 6 June 1944 during D-Day operations. Interred in Normandy, France. ADAM BIEMIASZ Grabiny, Poland. Died in December 1939 in Buchenwald concentration camp. STEPHANIE BIENIASZ PEKALA Glowaczowa, Poland Killed in fighting, 27 August 1944. 16 UNNAMED VILLAGERS Wiewiorka, Poland Executed on 23 March 1943 For hiding Jews and helping partisans ANIELA WULKOWICZ Glowaczowa, Poland Daughter of Victoria Bieniasz Wulkowicz. Killed in fighting, 27 August 1944. FRANCISZEK BIENIASZ Glowaczowa, Poland Served in the AK (Polish Home Army) 1942-1945 Fought in the Battle of Kaluzowka, 1944 Later became officer in Polish Army. EDWARD BIENIASZ Krakow, Poland Taken prisoner by Japanese in Asia. Japanese POW in 1944-45.
Sons of Stanislaw Bieniarz (Chicago) in World War II THEOPHILUS BIENIASZ (U.S. Navy) Served on battleship USS Missouri in Atlantic. Then served on destroyer USS Van Valkenburgh in Pacific. Saw heavy combat action in Okinawa area. Proceeded to Japan at war's end. EDMUND BIENIASZ (U.S.Army Air Corps) Served in California. Sang on radio from Hollywood USO CASIMIR BIENIASZ (U.S. Army) Served in military police. Made frequent trips on SS Queen Mary escorting captured Germans to POW camps in western USA. Nearly caught up to brother Chester in Europe on several occasions. CHESTER BIENIASZ (U.S. Army) Served in combat engineers unit. Came ashore at Normandy 4 weeks after D-Day. Built and destroyed bridges in Europe. Saw combat in France, Belgium and Germany. Took part in Battle of the Bulge. Witnessed concentrations camps in Germany. DANIEL BIENIARZ (U.S. ARMY) Activated from Illinois National Guard. Served with U.S. occupation forces in Europe.
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