Company F Display at the YMCA

A 6-panel historical display has found its permanent location at the Orleans YMCA.  Researched by Orleans County Historian Matt Ballard, designed by Renee Lama and printed by the Print Shop, the Company F History panels were originally on display at the Cobblestone Museum in 2016. The “moving wall” was then …

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Tarasuk & Hevron

Pvt. John Tarasuk was seriously wounded in action in the Pacific area. Pvt. Tarasuk joined Co. F, 108th Inf. in Medina in late 1940. The report of his injury was the second casualty to be listed among the original members of Co. F. Pvt. Herbert Tanner of Yates was killed in action four …

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2Lt Kenyon

2Lt Kenyon graduated from Medina High School, class of 1938. Lieutenant Kenyon left Medina with Co. F and returned to attend Officer Candidate School at Ft. Benning Ga., receiving his commission in April 1943. He had served in Alaska and the Aleutian Islands for twenty months prior to losing an arm …

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O’Brien

A member of Co. F for a number of years, Pfc. O’Brien a member of the famed 77th Division was killed on Leyte Island in the Philippines on 14 December 1945. A graduate of St. Mary’s School and attended Medina High School, he held the Expert Infantryman’s Badge and Combat …

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Captain Stanley Swiatek

Capt. Swiatek left Medina as a member of Co. F, 108th Inf. and received his commision as a second lieutenant in Nov. 1942. He was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star w/oak leaf cluster, Purple Heart w/ two oak leaf clusters, European Theatre Ribbon with two campaign stars, the Bronze arrowhead, …

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