CMM Frank P. Wojtkiewicz - Agawam, MA
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The remains of Frank P. Wojtkiewicz were not recovered from the USS Arizona after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. A cenotaph monument has been erected in his memory in the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam, MA.
Waymark Code: WMRTXY
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/04/2016
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A cenotaph monument honoring the memory of Frank P. Wojtkiewicz is a 3' high granite monument. It is inscribed:
IN MEMORY OF
FRANK P
WOJTKIEWICZ
CMM
US NAVY
WORLD WAR II
DEC 4 1908
DEC 7 1941
KIA
The monument in memory of Frank P. Wojtkiewicz, is located in a special section of the Massachusetts Veterans Cemetery adjacent to Massachusetts Veterans Boulevard. A separate monument in the center of the section is inscribed with the dedication:
IN MEMORY OF ALL VETERANS WHOSE
REMAINS HAVE NOT BEEN RECOVERED OR
IDENTIFIED, BURIED AT SEA, OR WHOSE
CREMATED REMAINS HAVE BEEN
SCATTERED ON LAND OR SEA
MERCY WARREN CHAPTER
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION
2002
Frank P. Wojtkiewicz was born in Westfield, MA on December 4, 1908. He enlisted in the United States Navy and served as a Chief Machinist's Mate on the USS Arizona. On December 7, 1941 the battleship USS Arizona was anchored in Pearl Harbor, HI when it was bombed, exploded, and sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Chief Petty Officer Frank P. Wojtkiewicz was one of the 1,177 officers and crewmen of the USS Arizona that were killed that day. His remains were never recovered. The wreck of the USS Arizona could still lies where it sunk at the bottom of Pearl Harbor.