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Maspeth street co-named in honor of local WWII veteran
BY JULIA MORO
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A large group gathered at the intersection of
Grand and Flushing avenues in Maspeth to
memorialize a local World War II veteran
Stanley E. Wdowiak Saturday, Nov. 6.
Wdowiak was awarded the Navy Cross for
extraordinary bravery and heroism after capturing
an enemy submarine and its crew.
Wdowiak and another sailor, armed with rifles
and grenades, salvaged the submarine. The capture
was off the northwestern coast of Africa on
June 4, 1944.
The submarine also contained a valuable codebook
and an “Enigma machine,” which the U.S.
used to decode communications in the German
military just before D-Day. This information
saved thousands of U.S. and Allied troops.
City Councilman Robert Holden said he is
proud to co-name part of 64th Avenue after
Wdowiak.
“The location was chosen because it’s near
where he lived on Grand Avenue. Many of his
neighbors enthusiastically gathered signatures
in support of this co-naming, and I am very
happy to fulfill their request,” Holden said.
“Mr. Wdowiak’s service is inspirational to us
all.”Wdowiak grew up in Maspeth and enlisted in
the U.S. Navy at the age of 17. He died in 1988 and
was buried in Calverton National Cemetery on
Long Island.
This event was co-sponsored by Holden’s office,
the American Legion’s Kowalinski Post and the
Members of the Maspeth community celebrated the street co-naming memorializing World War II
veteran Stanley E. Wd owiak . Photo by Walter Karling
Wdowiak family. Representatives from Maspeth
Federal Savings, the Maspeth Lions and Kiwanis
Clubs also attended.
“Stanley E. Wdowiak is a perfect example of
the greatest generation ever produced. Maspeth
is indeed proud of its hometown hero,” said Ken
Rudzewick, a member of the board of directors
at Maspeth Federal Savings.
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