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WW II Veteran - Jerome Perchinske Sr

Jerome Perchinske Sr. served in World War II from August 22, 1944, to June 26, 1945. He was assigned to the Fifteenth United States Army Air Corps and served with the 485th Bomb Group, 828th Squadron, based in Venosa, Italy. Though officially listed as a Technical Sergeant, he fulfilled the role of an engineer aboard a B-24 Liberator bomber and frequently served as an aerial gunner. According to his service manual, Jerry flew his first combat mission on September 13, 1944. Records from the 485th Bomb Group indicate this mission targeted Auschwitz, Poland. By April 1945, he had completed a total of 31 sorties. For injuries sustained from enemy flak, he was awarded the Purple Heart. (click on the image to learn more)

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Married at age 17

Anna Schirf married Edward Strohmeyer at the age of 17. Although the couple lived in Pennsylvania, they traveled to SS Peter & Paul Church in Cumberland, Maryland, to marry, as Maryland law at the time allowed marriage at that age. Together, they shared 64 years of marriage and raised a large family of 16 children.

First Perchinske Ancestor to U.S.

Andrew Pijaczynski was born on November 20, 1851, in Witowo, located in Środa Wielkopolska County, Poland. He immigrated to Grafton, Ohio, in 1892, following the arrival of his brother-in-law, Michael Filipiak, who had settled there a year earlier. In Grafton, Andrew initially worked as a day laborer in the local quarry mines. Around 1910, he transitioned to working for the railroad, where he remained employed in the later years of his life.

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Pijaczynski Spelling Transition

The Pijzaczynski family name changed many times over the years. In Polish records, Andrew’s surname appeared as Peczynski. He had six children in Poland and five in the United States. After immigrating, his last name varied on documents such as census records, deeds, and death certificates, before his children in the U.S. eventually adopted the name Perchinske. Rumor had it that teachers could not spell the name correctly and eventually his children became Perchinske.

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Fled Country for Religious Freedom

Fredrick Brug Jr lived in Bundenthal Germany where he held the title of Count under Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm I during the period of 1878 to 1883.

When Kaiser Wilhelm II ruled as emperor, Fred Brug went to renew his Countship but was told he had to revoke his religious affiliation. The following article how it caused him to flee Germany for the U.S..

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