Pietkiewicz, Kazimir J.

Item

Pietkiewicz, Kazimir-Draft Card.png

Title

Pietkiewicz, Kazimir J.

Creator

Michelle Kukan

Birth Date

1919-08-19

Birthplace

New York City, NY

Death Date

1986-06-20

Burial Place

Saint Luke Catholic Cemetery, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ

Occupation

Clerk (Ramsey Post Office)
Machinist (Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Wood Ridge, NJ)
Employee (R.W. Bates Piece Dye Works, Garnerville, NY)

Conflict

Military Branch

Serial Number

32596148

Service Start Date

1942-12-01

Service End Date

1946-01-04

Military Service Description

Kazimir Pietkiewicz was drafted and enlisted into the United States Army on 1942-12-01 in Newark, NJ. Pietkiewicz was discharged on 1946-01-04.

Biographical Text

Kazimir John Pietkiewicz was born on 1919-08-19 in New York City, NY to Joseph and Nellie Pietkiewicz. Pietkiewicz had one younger sister, Sophia. While the Pietkiewicz’s lived in Manhattan, Pietkiewicz attended Textile High School for three years. The Pietkiewicz family moved to Valley Road, Mahwah. Pietkiewicz worked for R.W. Bates Piece Dye Works in Garnerville, NY. He was drafted into the Army in 1942. 

Pietkiewicz was discharged from the military in 1946. He attended the University of Florence (Italy). Pietkiewicz married Frances Joan Sheliga in May 1951. They lived in Fair Lawn and on Johnson Ave, Mahwah. Pietkiewicz worked as a machinist for the Curtiss-Wright Corporation in Wood Ridge, NJ. He also worked as a clerk for Ramsey Post Office before retiring in 1983. He was a member of: the American Postal Workers Union, Mahwah VFW, Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church (Mahwah), United Auto Workers, and the Reverend Patrick F. Pindar Council 3962 of the Knights of Columbus (Ramsey). Pietkiewicz passed away on 1986-06-20. He was 66.

Family Members

Father: Joseph

Mother: Nellie (née Lobay)

Sister: Sophia 

Wife: Frances Joan (née Sheliga)

Bibliography

Kazimir John Pietkiewicz, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.

"Kazimir J. Pietkiewicz," The Record, June 22, 1986, p. 26.

Kazimir J Pietkiewicz, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995.

Kazimir J Pietkiewicz, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.

Kazimir J Pietkiewicz, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946.

Kazimir Pietkiewicz, 1930 United States Federal Census.

Kazimir Pietkiewicz, Find a Grave.

Kazimir Pietkiewicz, New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016.

Kazimir Pietkiewicz, U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2.

"Pietkiewicz-Sheliga," Ramapo Valley Independent, January 4, 1951, p. 4.

Photo Captions

Photo 1: Pietkiewicz's draft card, completed on 1940-10-16 in Mahwah, NJ (Ancestry Library).

Collection

Citation

Michelle Kukan, “Pietkiewicz, Kazimir J.,” Mahwah Veterans Project, accessed July 2, 2024, https://mahwahmuseum.reclaim.hosting/MVP/items/show/241.