The Military Collection

January 04, 2015  •  Leave a Comment

The Military Collection was launched November 11, 2014 at the family photo website. This digital gallery features 45 photographs of family members who served in the military. Many of the photographs are from the WWII era. The photographs range from portraits with family members to photos taken where the men were stationed and sent home to loved ones. Many of the photos are from the Helen Tillie Bukowski Collection.

“Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country's cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field and serves, as he best can, the same cause.” – Abraham Lincoln

To learn more about family members who served in the Military please visit the page Military Veterans.

Wedding of Norbert Bukowski & Dorothy SwienskiWedding of Norbert Bukowski & Dorothy SwienskiWedding of Norbert Bukowski & Dorothy Swienski in the 1940's. (Left to Right) Robert V. Pietrzak (cousin of groom), unknown woman (bride's sister), Dorothy Swienski, Norbert Bukowski.

Norbert Bukowski was the son of William F. Bukowski and Celia. Robert V. Pietrzak was the son of Stanley Pietrzak and Clara T. Bukowski.

Buffalo, Erie County, New York

From the Helen Tillie Bukowski Collection. Editing and digital restoration by Michelle M. Murosky.

The collection includes several photographs from the Alaskan Highway. My grandfather's brother Edward. V. Murosky was stationed along the Alaskan Highway in 1944. He took many photographs which ended up in an album his mother maintained.

The Alaskan Highway 1944The Alaskan Highway 1944United States Army stationed along the Alaskan Highway 1944. Edward V. Murosky standing with Army vehicle.

From the Helen Tillie Bukowski Collection. Photographer Unknown. Editing and digital restoration by Michelle M. Murosky.



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