Nickname/AKA:
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Gene
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Born:
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01/19/1923
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Died
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January, 1981
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Spouse(s):
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Gloria
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Parents:
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Joseph & Antoinette Dembinski
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Siblings:
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Children:
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Other Relatives:
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Friends:
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Joe Shields,
Frank Shields, John Collon, John Duffy |
Military History:
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Entered service (Army) in January, 1943
- Processed at Camp Upton starting 01/08/43.
- Transferred to Camp Davis, NC around 01/14/43 for
basic training.
- Attended Radio Operator training after basic.
- Transferred to Ft. Fisher, NC around 03/05/43.
- Transferred back to Camp Davis, NC around
06/04/43.
- By May, 1944, Gene was in the South Pacific.
- He was stationed in the Fiji Islands in mid-late
'44.
- He was then transferred to Finshafen
in Papua
New Guinea
- Later, he was stationed in the Philippines.
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Education
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Graduated
from St. Michael's Diocesean High School in January,
1941. He was a classmate of Frank's.
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Personal History:
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Notable Documents:
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- 452
- Letter to Frank written 06/22/43; Gene describes
smoking marijuana when there was nothing to do.
- 526
- To Frank, written 08/24/43. Describes an aircraft
landing accident at Ft. Davis, with a female
pilot.
- 020
- To Frank, written 04/05/45. He describes going to a
cockfight in the Philippines.
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Address(s):
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1940: 378 94th St, Brooklyn NY
1940 Census Page: Lines 25, 26 &
27 (Last name is listed as Gadendimski)
Post-war (from Frank's
address book): 616 S. Pecan St., Lindenhurst, NY
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Other Info:
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findagrave.com link; Gene is buried
with his parents, Joseph & Antoinette Dembinski.
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