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Markowitz Heroism; Leadership Extolled In Letter From BaddyFr. Hundiak Told Of High Regard In Which He y/as Held By Men^ CARTERET— Firift SergeantGeorge F. Mulligan, who served undi i the late' Udpt. Juhii J. Mui-kovvitz of this borough who diedin action in Luxembourg October (», has written of his close aasoci ation with this officer to Miss So* phie Halko, of Trenton. Mis* Jlalko’s letter has been passed on to Kev. John Hundiak, pastor of St. Demetrius Ukrainian Church, pastor And close friend of the hero, and Father Hundiak in turn has permitted this newspaper to re-print part of the letter.“Captain Mark was loved by this Company and by all who knew him. As a soldier, Captain John J. Markowitz oun never be snr passed, as a leader hr welled, and as a buddy and friend to his men, well, I don’t suppose we shall ever find another,” Sergeant Mulligan wrote. “His lead was followed on and on utitil victory w.is ours and it always was, Nothing seemed too big for him and his accomplishment* were many. At St. Malo he was outstanding and it was due to hia courage and strong leadership that, our virt.ory was cut short by days. I wu; wounded at St. Malo and I can remember as if it*vere only yesterday the comforting words he gave me and though I wanted to stay with him he Insisted I ieevacuated* bein* *is lst Ser~geanCwau probably h little dower to him than the rost but I can speak for every nlan in his outfit. To them he waa fcheir -ideal and none shall ever forget him. I was the last in the Company to see theCaptain before he died, ... At the lime he could not talk to mebut 'he recognised me to the ex----- . , . iItent that he moved his heed ini greeting and smiled ... I still think of him every day and can’t help but believe that even in death the Captain has won a certain victory, His .Company still carries on for him and never a day gQea by without ‘Boy, remember Capt. at tliia place or that?' ,. . The Captain has been decorated, silver star and is in for DSC” . . .Irene Filip Bride Of Sailor SondayCARTERET — St. Elias Greek Catholic Church was the scenefiumlHy of Ihi? n*fU tof Mias Irene Filip, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Filip of Lafayette Street, to Sl/c Nicholas Cculoka, U. S. N, The ceremony waa performed at IJ o’clock by the pastor, Itev. C. S. Roskovics. The bridegroom is the Jion of Mrs. Pauline Chaloka, also of Lafay-ette Street.The bride was given in mai-ria^c by her brother-in-law, tPrank Zsumba of Avenel, and way gowned in white brocade taffeta with bead embroidery. Her tulle veil fell finger-tip length and was urranged from a coronet of seed pearls. She carried a ,white prayer book with a marker of gardenias For her wedding trip to New York she wore a gray suit with black accessories, and a gardenia corsage.' ’Mrs. Zsamba, matron of honor for her sister, and Miss Eleanor Abray, the maid of honor, wore blue taffeta dtfifaea and feather hats to match. They carried talisman roses,Stephen Chaloka was his brother^ best man and John Krusma an usher.The bridegroom is now bn lea*en I air ati niArtfhu lit 1/ AVPV.
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Carteret Press
Carteret, New Jersey, US
Fri, Dec 08, 1944
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