Ce mémorial a été érigé le 12 juin 1994 grâce aux efforts concertés de la Légion royale canadienne, filiale no 34 (Andrew Mynarski V.C.), de la filiale no 13 de la Police Combatants Association et du Service des parcs et des loisirs de Winnipeg. Dédiée à la mémoire du sous-lieutenant d’aviation Andrew C. Mynarski, V.C., la plaque comprend une inscription, une description de Mynarski, une feuille d’érable et l’aigle polonais.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Type
Autre
Inscription
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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…"
Informations pour les visiteurs
Location
Monument commémoratif d'Andrew Mynarski
Avenue Jefferson et rue Mandalay
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Monument commémoratif d'Andrew Mynarski
Avenue Jefferson et rue Mandalay
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Coordonnées GPS
Lat. 49.9444783
Long. -97.1111166
Lat. 49.9444783
Long. -97.1111166
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