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Death Memorialized» • i-Arf- V|LuIr I-r*tiofin?«v* I B wcuu d!tlInThe Late Capt. MarkowitzArmy Honors Fallen Herow9aubn«•faCAR/EBRffiir —Mr. and Mra(| v Joseph Markowitf of 557 Roosevelt Avenue have been invited by I t the War Department to a cere-I 1 mony at Fort Jay, Governor's Island, next Friday afternoon, to receive a Bronze Star Medalmade as a posthumous award to! ( their hero son, Capt, John J, Mar- lt;kowitz, who was killed in Luxem-| * bourg last October 4. Members of tbcir family are included in the invitation, and it is expected JRev, John Hundiak, pastor of St, Demetrius Ukrainian Church, where they are communicants, also will|^ be present.Capt. Markowitz’s death ended, a notable career in World War II. 1 He is the highest ranting officer*-' from Carteret to give his life for his country, and a year ago thismonth he received world-wide ac-jj claim for his valor in storming o the fortress in the harbor of St. 0 Maio. Twenty-four yeaTS fid at j tho time of his duath, Capt. Mar- f kowitz commanded Company K. of ‘J the 3i29th Infantry, part of the 'I 83rd Division, and had been over-seas seven months. \
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Carteret Press
Carteret, New Jersey, US
Fri, Aug 03, 1945
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