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NAME Stanley Stephen Swiontek |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 281279 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Arizona |
HOME OF RECORD 12025 Indiana Avenue Chicago, IL |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Victoria Swiontek |
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| DATE OF BIRTH November 2, 1918 at Chicago, IL |
ENTERED SERVICE January 20, 1940 at Chicago, IL |
DATE OF LOSS December 7, 1941 |
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| REGION Hawaiian Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Pearl Harbor |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Field Cook Stanley S. Swiontek was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS Arizona. He was aboard on 7 December 1941 when his ship was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft at the battle of Pearl Harbor. Swiontek’s remains were never identified, and are believed to rest aboard the Arizona to this day. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Field Cook |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS USS Arizona Memorial Honolulu Memorial |
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Comment from John Darabaris
October 8, 2013
Stanley Swiontek was my uncle. My mother was Anna Pauline Swiontek Darabaris, his older sister. I recall my mother saying that he had been selected for Marine OIC and was actually to be detached in a few days when the attack occured. He was to take Christmas leave in Chicago before heading to Marine OIC. So the attack on Pearl Harbor and his death was a severe shock to the family. Prior to the USMC – Uncle Stanley had worked as a short order cook for my father in my dad’s restaurant. I believe Uncle Stanley also did a stint with the CCC(?) before entering the Marine Corp.