Raymond J Cychosz

Raymond J. Cychosz member of the 10th Mountain Division, Campany A, 87th Infantry - Bronze Star - Wounded by German machine gun fire, April 14, 1945 near Torre Iussi, Italy capturing Hill 802. Younger brother Francis Cychosz is still on-board the USS Arizona.

Raymond was awarded the Bronze Star with Valor for heroic achievement in action on 14 April 1945, in Northern Italy. The citation reads in part " . . . pinned down by sharp hostile machine gun fire. The platoon was unable to advance further when Private First Class Cychosz, without regard for his own personal safety, picked up his automatic weapon and advanced upon an enemy position . . . ". Raymond was wounded and permanently paralyzed from the waist down, but continued to fight until the German machine gun had been silenced.