85 Manitou St., P.O. Box 301

Depew, NY 14043

Depew Post 1528, in cooperation with Rep. Brian Higgins office, will host a ceremony to present the Purple Heart posthumously to Post member and grandson Maj. Gerald Wienckowski, on behalf of his grandfather Walter E. Rydzewski, who was wounded in WWI, 14 October 1918, in the Argonne Forest, during the 47 day Meuse-Argonne Offensive.

The presentation will take place at in the Village of Depew Council chambers on Sunday, 14 October 2018 at 1100 hrs., exactly 100 years to the day that Pvt. Rydzewski was wounded. Pvt. Walter Rydzewski was Honorably Discharged from the Army on 16 Apr 1919.

Depew Post 1528, its officers and members, are proud to host and be part of this historic event. We thank Rep. Higgins and his office for their part in arranging this and the Village of Depew and Mayor Nikonowicz for the use of their facility.