Date of birth:

January 8th, 1912 (Mszana)

Date of death:

September 25th, 1944 (Arnhem region, Netherlands)

Mentioned on:

Polish War Cemetery Breda
Plot: E. Row: 4. Grave: 10.

Nationality:

Polish

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Szeregowiec (Private 2nd Class)

Unit:

3rd Parachute Battalion, 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade, Polish Armed Forces in the West

Awarded for:

Operation Market Garden

"Being constantly by my side they [Dec and Moszowski] both fulfilled their duties with total dedication. They volunteered to go on patrol with me in order to identify enemy positions. They risked their own lives to help me eliminate snipers’ lairs, when six Germans were killed. They were both lost while attempting to cross the Rhine River during the evacuation."

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• - Krzyz Walecznych
  - Adam Julian Dec
  - OMRS Journal, Dec. 2022, p. 312

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