Project 1 :

WORLD WAR I NATIONAL HONOR ROLL POLISH AMERICANS KILLED IN ACTION

entrance The Polish military cemetery of Aubrive the Marne

One hundred years ago, over 300,000 Polish Americans served in the Armed Forces of the United States. It is suggested that the Great War claimed nearly 14,000 Polish American casualties. Although the Polish American population of 10 million in 1918 represented 4% of the US population, the valor of the Polish American soldier on the field of battle constituted 12% of those sacrificed.

To honor the memory of the men and women sacrificed from our communities, this project calls for the creation of The National Honor Roll of Polish Americans Killed in World War I.

This project calls upon all Polish Americans to unite and create local honor rolls for each of their own communities to be dedicated appropriately and be included on the National Honor Roll. Participation is sought from every interested Polish American individual and organization to research and identify those to be forever remembered.

The project calls upon each Division of the Polish American Congress and National Organization to create a World War I Centennial Committee and establish a sub-committee entrusted with the objectives of this project

The first step, research and verify if your community doesn’t already have a WWI Honor Roll. Many parishes and posts may already have such an honor roll that can be re-dedicated and entered into the national honor roll. It is the first step to give honor to those from the communities from which they came!
Organize the subcommittee to include participation from local Polish American parishes, posts, nests, lodges and organizations to coordinate, research, work and develop the honor roll.
Research, locate and identify the fallen utilizing information from county honor rolls, records, local individuals, descendants, group records, newspapers, etc.,
Utilize assistance from the US WWI Centennial commission’s website.
Locate descendants and invite recognition and participation.
Organize and promote an honor roll (re)dedication ceremony. Register the event with the Commission’s official events calendar.
Locate and identify local burial sites of the fallen and decorate and honor appropriately.
Create and submit biographical information of the fallen for inclusion: Please use the tab: "Share and Submit a Story" found on the left side menu bar under "Stories".