This memorial was erected through the efforts of Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 34 (Andrew Mynarski V.C.), Branch No. 13 of the Police Combatants Association, and the city of Winnipeg Parks and Recreation Department on 12 June 1994. Dedicated to the memory of Pilot Officer Andrew C. Mynarski, V.C., the plaque bears an inscription, a depiction of Mynarski, a maple leaf and the Polish eagle.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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P/O ANDREW C. MYNARSKI VC
(1916 - 1944)
OF ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE NO. 419 "MOOSE" SQUADRON. ON THE NIGHT JUNE 12, 1944, IN THE ATTEMPT TO SAVE HIS COMRADE IN A BURNING LANCASTER BOMBER, WITH OUTSTANDING COURAGE & COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR HIS OWN SAFETY, HE WENT TO THE RESCUE. "P/O MYNARSKI LOST HIS LIFE BY A MOST CONSPICUOUS ACT OF HEROISM WHICH CALLED FOR VALOUR OF THE HIGHEST ORDER."
ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WINNIPEG BORN HERO'S DEATH, THIS PLAQUE WAS ERECTED BY THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION A. MYNARSKI V.C. POLISH BRANCH NO. 34 WITH GENEROUS ASSISTANCE OF THE CITY OF WINNIPEG PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
JUNE 12, 1994
"…ONLY A GREAT NATION REMEMBERS IT'S HEROES…"
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Andrew Mynarski Memorial
Jefferson Avenue and Mandalay Street
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Andrew Mynarski Memorial
Jefferson Avenue and Mandalay Street
Winnipeg
Manitoba
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 49.9444783
Long. -97.1111166
Lat. 49.9444783
Long. -97.1111166
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