PGRNY Completed Missions

Honor Mission

Eugene J. Ostrowski

US Army WWII, POW Veteran

Corfu, NY - 07/07/2022

Mission applies to the following Region(s):

Region 1, Region 2

About the Mission:

The daughter of US Army WWII Veteran and former German Prisoner of War Eugene J. Ostrowski has respectfully requested Patriot Guard Rider presence as her father is re-interred at the WNYNC at 1:00 PM on Thursday, 7 July 2022.

Mr. Ostrowski passed away on 16 July 2015 in California and was interred at Miramar National Cemetery in San Diego. The family has recently moved back to the Buffalo area and brought Mr. Ostrowski back with them. As Military Honors were rendered at the time at Miramar, NC, double Honors cannot be provided by WNYNC.
The family would be thrilled if a least a couple PGR members could be present for the interment.

Mr. Ostrowski served as an Army Infantry Rifleman from 1943-1945, including 18 months in the European Theater of Operations. He participated in the Naples-Foggia and Rome-Arno Campaigns, and was captured in February 1944, serving as a German POW until his liberation in August 1945. Mr. Ostrowski was honorably discharged on 23 November 1945 with the rank of Private, and he earned the following awards: Combat Infantryman Badge; Prisoner of War Medal; Army Good Conduct Medal; Presidential Unit Citation; American Campaign Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal w/2 Bronze Campaign Stars; WW-II Victory Medal; and 3 Overseas Bars.

Primary Staging Date and Staging Time:

07/07/2022 at 11:45am

Staging Location:

Town of Pembroke Highway Department
1145 Main Street
(Intersection of Routes 5 & 77)
Corfu, NY 14036
Click here for a map.

Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:

Terry Garigen - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Special Covid-19 Mission Guidelines:

Updated 8 March 2022

Based on the most current COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines: NYS Guidelines of 2 March 2022, and CDC Guidelines of 3 March 2022, going forward, the Lead Ride Captain for any mission will be responsible for determining whether PGR members will have to mask up or not. Please ensure that you have a mask with you, should the need arise, and respect the LRC’s decision in these matters.

Special Information:

PGR will stand by with a respectful flag line for arrival of the family and Mr. Ostrowski's cremains.
KSU at 12:35 pm for the short escort to WNY National Cemetery, 1254 Indian Falls Rd, Corfu, NY 14036, for the 1:00 pm interment.
This short-notice Mission conflicts with the one from Mount Morris to Bath National Cemetery.
The family of Mr. Ostrowski would be thrilled to have just a few PGR members present.
Thank you for helping to honor the Army Infantry WWII and POW service of Eugene J. Ostrowski, and to support his loving family.

Is there a Second Stage to this Mission?

no

Submitted by:

Don Higgins, SRC, Region-1

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