Adam Plewacki

Adam Plewacki, first Buffalonian killed in WWI.

From the Buffalo News Article 1/2/2017:

The Poles of 1923 weren’t just joiners of Polish groups—most of Buffalo’s 4,000 Polish-American World War I vets belonged to the American Legion. Adam Plewacki Post 799 was among the city’s “most active and lively posts,” and 98 percent Polish in membership. Plewacki, who lived on Best Street, was the first Buffalonian killed in World War I. The post named in his honor worked to “cultivate the love of American ideals in foreigners,” working to “Americanize” immigrants beyond just proficiency in English.

From the Am-Pol Eagle Article:

The Adam Plewacki Post No. 799, has had a long history around the East Side. The Post was named after the first casualty from Buffalo during the First World War, Adam Plewacki. Adam was born in Buffalo in 1887 to Catherine and Joseph Plewacki.
Plewacki enlisted in July of 1917 at age 31, with Company K of the 23rd Infantry. After two months of training in Syracuse, NY, Adam was shipped off to France. In France, Plewacki received additional training and in a March 20, 1918, letter to his mother he said he “expected to be sent to the battle line very soon.”
Soon would be less than 15 days and on April 3, 1918 “Adam Plewacki, private in the infantry was officially reported to have been killed in action.”

Medal of Honor recipient William J. Grabiarz KIA WWII is buried on the Post Plot.

Submitted by James Bojanowski