Schuylkill-Philadelphia County PA Archives News.....64th Shenandoah Serviceman Dies; Cpl. Is Wounded February 13, 1945
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Evening Herald February 13, 1945
Evening Herald

SHENANDOAH, PA.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1945


64th Shenandoah 
Serviceman Dies; 
Cpl. Is Wounded 

With grim realization of the ravages of war, Shenandoah marks up its 65th Gold 
Star, today, in addition to receiving a report of another locaj youth wounded 
in action. 

Their names: 

Dead 
Pvt. John J. McHugh.

Wounded 
Cpl. John Mikolajczyk,

Pvt. McHugh 

Mrs. Ellen McHugh, 1211 West Centre street, was notified in a War Department 
telegram last evening, that her son, Pvt. John J. McHugh, who was previously 
reported missing in action since January 7, somewhere in France, is now listed 
as killed in action on that date. 

Pvt. McHugh was listed as one of the first soldiers from this area to cross 
into Germany. He entered the service on December 23, 1942, and trained at Fort 
Knox, Ky., and Fort Campbell, Ky., before going overseas. 

He was a member of the Annunciation Church, and the son of Mrs. Ellen and the 
late Frank McHugh. He leaves, in addition to his mother, three brothers. 
Francis, in town; Pvt. William, U. S. Army, overseas; James, teacher at West 
Mahanoy Township High School, and two sisters, Miss Margaret McHugh, town and 
Mrs. Helen Wilcolm, of Philadelphia.


Corporal Mikolajczyk 

Mrs. Barbara Mikolajczyk, 219 West Rock street, was notified in a War 
Department telegram that her son, Cpl. John Mikolajczyk, was slightly wounded 
in action on January 26 in France. 

The local soldier entered the service on March 3, 1943 and trained at Camp 
Wheeler, Ga. He is serving overseas 18 months and saw action in North Africa, 
Italy, Anzio Beachhead and France. 


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