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Bielec, William War's End and Postwar
After the war ended in May 1945, William F.
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Biernacki, Chester Becoming a Sailor and Assignment to the USS Helena (CL-50)
Chester Biernacki went to Newport, Rhode Island for boot camp. He liked the discipline of boot camp.
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Biernacki, Chester Early Life
Chester Biernacki was born in 1922 of immigrant parents. He had an older brother. His family lived in a neighborhood of Polish immigrants.
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Biernacki, Chester Postwar Navy Service
Chester Biernacki returned to the United States and had two companies assigned to him.
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Biernacki, Chester Reassignment to Minesweeper and VJ-Day
Chester Biernacki returned to the United States and was based at Treasure Island near San Francisco. While there on liberty, he had a great time.
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Biernacki, Chester Reflections
Chester Biernacki remembers his shipmates on the Helena [Annotator's Note: USS Helena (CL-50)].
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Biernacki, Chester Repairs then Australia
Chester Biernacki and the USS Helena (CL-50) participated in several shore bombardments [Annotator's Note: after action near and around Guadal
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Biernacki, Chester Ship Repair
Chester Biernacki and the ship [Annotator's Note: USS Helena (CL-50)] returned to the United States after the Pearl Harbor attack.
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Biernacki, Chester South Pacific Naval Actions
Chester Biernacki and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Helena (CL-50)] were on the way to Guadalcanal when they met up with a troop transport,
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Biernacki, Chester The Attack on Pearl Harbor
Chester Biernacki had a few friends in the 700 man complement on the Helena [Annotator's Note: USS Helena (CL-50)].
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Biernacki, Chester The Battle of Kula Gulf and Loss of the USS Helena (CL-50)
Chester Biernacki and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Helena (CL-50)] and other Allied ships engaged ten enemy destroyers in Kula Gulf.
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Biestek, Jane "Jane Laird" Early Life and Family
Jane Biestek was born in January 1925 in the Lamport Hotel Bear Creek, Montana.