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Bkr2 Henry Thomas Tworek

7 Aug 1919 – 1 Dec 1943

Birth	7 Aug 1919
Death	1 Dec 1943
Cemetery	Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila , Capital District , National Capital Region , Philippines
Added by	Tim Cook on 19 Jul 2017
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56791579

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Entered the service from Nebraska.

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BAKER SECOND CLASS HENRY T. TWOREKBaker Second Class Henry T. Tworek was born on August 7, 1919, in Columbus Township, and was killed while participating in a naval battle north of Guadalcanal on the night of November 30, 1942. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Tworek, Route No. 4, Columbus Township. Henry was one of a family of eight children. Besides himself, they included Aloysius Tworek of Fullerton, Nebraska; Michael Tworek of Osceola, Nebraska; Raymond, Thomas, and Lawrence Tworek, of Columbus Township; Mrs. Alphonse Rosno of Painted Post, New York; and Mrs. Conrad Kropatch of Osceola, Nebraska. Henry attended the parochial and district grade schools, and then enrolled in Columbus at the Kramer High School, where he spent two years. He left school to assist his father on the farm. On January 10, 1939, Henry T. Tworek enlisted in the United States Navy, where he was a baker, second class. He continued in that service in World War II. He was killed while serving as a member of the crew on board the U.S.S. Northampton, one of a task force, when that vessel was sunk north of Guadalcanal during a battle with the enemy on the night of November 30, 1942. Memorial services were held for Baker Second Class Henry T. Tworek at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus, Nebraska, in December, 1942, with Reverend John Joseph Brogger, O.F.M., celebrant of the Requiem High Mass, and Hartman Post No. 84 of the American Legion conducting the military rite

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