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Name: Frank Swiatocha Gender: Male Age at Death: 96 Date of Birth: 1 Apr 1915 Birth Place: Bronx, New York, USA Date of Death: 6 Apr 2011 Source Location: Rochester, New Hampshire, USA Spouse: Eileen Children: Anne Clark ofMilton and Meg Lark of Rochester; Anne Parents: Wojcek Swiatocha [Alexandra Swiatocha] Brothers and Sisters: Bronislawa and Amelia; Felix and Edward; Stanley Military: US Army Full Obituary: Frank C Swiatocha April 1, 1915 - April6, 2011 Facts Born: April 1, 1915 Death: April 6, 2011 Place of Death: Dover Rehabilitation Facility & Living Center Occupation: Tool & Die Maker Hobbies: Fishing, Gardening Organizations: American Legion Guestbook Share your thoughts andmemories in the guestbook. Sign the guestbook Read the guestbook Biography FrankC. Swiatocha, 96 years old, of Milton, NH, returned to heaven on April 6, 2011after a long and happy life. He was born in Bronx, New York, on April 1, 1915 toWojcek and Alexandra Swiatocha. During World War II he served in the European Theatre attaining the rank of Technical Sergeant in the US Army Air Corps, wherehe was an airplane crew chief in charge of a B-26 Marauder. In addition to his many campaign medals, Frank was awarded the Bronze Star for valor, the Presidential Unit Citation and the Good Conduct Medal. He participated in several significant battles - the Battle at Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge) and the invasion of Normandy. For his actions, he was awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm (French War Cross) and was presented with the French Legion of Honor Medal (Chevalier), France`s highest military decoration, by the French government. He never spoke ofhis military service until near the end of his life, so it was his grandchildren who learned that he had earned the Bronze Star by rescuing men from a burningaircraft; he also, on occasion, flew those aircraft when members of the flight crew were disabled during battle. Upon returning from his military service, he married Eileen, his wife of 50 years, and they had six children. In 1977, he retired from American District Telegraph Company (ADT) and moved, with his wife and daughter Anne, to Milton, NH. He also worked for several years at Clarostat in Dover, NH. Frank was a humble man, and it was easy to pass over the fact that he spoke two languages fluently. Having worked all his adult life as a tool-and-diemaker, he was a self-educated engineer who could manufacture anything that anyone needed with just scraps of wood and metal. During his retirement, he enjoyed fishing, gardening and his grandchildren. He is survived by two brothers, Felix and Edward, both residing in FL; his daughters, Anne Clark of Milton and Meg Larkof Rochester; his sons, Richard Swiatocha of Hampton, NH, Donald Swiatocha of Somers, NY, and Stephen Swiatocha of Tamarac, FL; eleven grandchildren, Jennifer,Christa, Richard, Christopher, Jeffrey, Daniel, Gregory, James, Alexandra, Savannah and Douglas; also three great-grandchildren, Heather, Benjamin and Evan. Hewas predeceased by his wife, Eileen; a son, John Andrew; his brother, Stanley;and his sisters, Bronislawa and Amelia. Funeral arrangements are in the hands ofEdgerly Funeral Home of Rochester, NH. Calling hours will take place on Monday,April 11th, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. The funeral will be held on Tuesday, April 12th at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary R.C. Church in Rochester, NH at 10:30 am.Funeral Service Tuesday April 12, 2011, 1030 at Holy Rosary Church .
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Name:
FrankC. Swiatocha
Last Residence:
03851 Milton, Strafford, New Hampshire
Born:
1 Apr 1915
Died:
6 Apr 2011
State (Year) SSN issued:
New York (Before 1951)
John
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