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Eugene Edward Surdyk

Edison high school, Minneapolis, MN, University Minnesota, 1956-57, Army War College, Carlisle, PA. 1960 University of Wisconsin - Madison, School of Journalism.

151 FA 34th division, also served as liaison officer with the Polish Corp in Italy. Served with the 40th division in Korea. In 1953, asked to come to the Pentagon to serve in the Chief of Staff Office after serving for Gen. Ridgeway in Korea.

Silver Star Bronze star and 2 oak leaf clusters. Plus all the campaign ribbons in from North Africa to northern Italy.

At his retirement in 1965 he was given achievement medals for outstanding service in the Military.

Narrative

1931 from private to retired 1965 as assistant public affairs officer in the Pentagon, Washington DC. His best friend and WWII buddy was Don Grant. In 1965 the Minnesota National Guard flew to Washington for my father's burial in Arlington cemetery. He is listed throughout the narrative written for the 151st in WWII and in many other books and even the talk given by Gen Vessey that is on YouTube. In Germany, he would never walk past a Polish guard (they were employed by the US Army) without stopping and speaking Polish to them). In Washington, in the early 1960-65 when invited to the Polish Embassy for various functions he would then be visited by the CIA to see if he had overheard any information regarding the Iron Curtain Countries. In his 34 years of military service the 34th was always the most important part of his career. In Germany he would be piped into reunions so he might be able to participate in the reunion. In 1960-62 he was at the dedication ceremony when the two cannons from Canada where placed in front of the armory downtown Minneapolis. As I understand he found them in Canada and had them shipped to Minneapolis.