Michael Joseph Wilk

paternal grandfather:
Jan Wilk

paternal grandmother:
Franciszka Gurdak

maternal grandfather:

maternal grandmother:

father:
Albert Wilk

mother:
Victoria Barnaś

Michael Joseph Wilk †

Michael was born on Tuesday, the 30th of January 1923 in Pennsylvania, USA and he died on Thursday, the 8th of June 1944 in France; cause of death: sank in U.S. Navy Ship fighting in Utah Beach during the Allied landing on the D-Day invasion of Normandy, part of Operation Overlord, in World War II

place of burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, USA‑VA

last residence: Sea Girt, USA‑NJ

residences: Pennsylvania, Newark

Michael was also known as ‘Mickey’ (diminutive). Naming: formerly as Michał, latter as Michael

He lived 21 years and 4 months; was born 100 years and 11 months ago, died 79 years ago (as of 1 JAN 2024); his mother was 37 years old and father was 40 years old at his birth; Michael was 20 years old when his father died

siblings:

1. Anna Zawadzki

2. Frances Wojtowicz

3. John Wilk

4. Mary Golden

5. Josephine Wilk

6. Stella Wilk

7. Verna Doyle

9. Victoria Fazio

10. Stanley Wilk

11. {private}

12. Leo Wilk

Michael was the 8^th amongst the siblings; he had got 3 brothers and 8 sisters

occupation

seaman — United States Navy

Notes

{#1} Michael was born in the year of 100 since his greatgrandfather Jakub Wilk's birth.
{#2} See also distribution of surname ‘Wilk’ 2002 (Poland).
{#3} See also etymology of surname ‘Wilk’.
{#4} Belongs to the Gurdak family (progenitor: Walenty Gurdak).
{#5} Belongs to the Rodzeń family (progenitor: Mikołaj Rodzeń).
{#6} Belongs to the Wilk family (progenitor: Jakub Wilk).

Sources

{#1} The Wilk Family (Albert) in 1940 Census █ (MR15261). 1940 United States Federal Population Census (MR12101); where: NJ Newark roll 2422 Ward 12 Enumeration district 25-350 Sheet 17A Household 315 Lines 10-20; repository: National Archives and Records Administration, where: microfilm T627 NAID 16660414 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16660414
citation: 1 JAN 2022, DGS 5462226, file 453, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4BL-Q6Y, Maciej Róg
{#2} Letter about Wojciech Wilk’s children (MR01989) JAN 2005 Stanley Wilk
{#3} Navy Log of U.S. Navy Memorial; bibliographic description of the cited fragment: Meredith (DD-726) Ship Tribute; where: http://www.navylog.org/Default.aspx?&gv428__gvac=1&gv428__gvpi=1&tabid=77&tribdetail__gvff0=NSB94406082

Meredith (DD-726)
6/8/1944
Struck by Mine off French Coast On June 6, Meredith gave gunfire support to the landing forces on Utah Beach and early in the morning of the following day, while patrolling the offshore waters as a screening vessel, she struck an enemy mine. Severely damaged, with a loss of seven killed and over 50 wounded and missing, Meredith was towed to an anchorage in the Bay of the Seine to be salvaged. However, on the morning of June 9, her seams were further opened by an enemy bombing raid and shortly after she broke in two without warning and sank.
Lost At Sea Log
Name - Branch
F 1c Michael J. Wilk
citation (MR05359): 17 MAR 2010, Maciej Róg
{#4} Muster Roll of the Crew, 6/8/44. The U.S.S. Meredith (DD-726) in World War II: Documents and Photographs (MR05362), E.Andrew Wilde, Jr., Needham, Massachusetts, Privately published by the editor, First Edition 2002, http://www.destroyerhistory.org/sumner-gearingclass/ussmeredith/research726.html; where: file 5 (http://www.destroyerhistory.org/sumner-gearingclass/ussmeredith/726meredith_wilde05.pdf), PDF page 15

Muster Roll of the Crew, 6/8/44
** WILK, Michael Joseph 809-60-50 F1c
** Killed when the ship was mined off the Normandy beachhead on 6/8/44 according to a machine-generated casualty report prepared by the Bureau of Naval Personnel after the war.
citation: 17 MAR 2010, Maciej Róg
{#5} Crew Members Missing After the Ship Was Mined on 8 June 1944. The U.S.S. Meredith (DD-726) in World War II: Documents and Photographs (MR05362), E.Andrew Wilde, Jr., Needham, Massachusetts, Privately published by the editor, First Edition 2002, http://www.destroyerhistory.org/sumner-gearingclass/ussmeredith/research726.html; where: file 5 (http://www.destroyerhistory.org/sumner-gearingclass/ussmeredith/726meredith_wilde05.pdf), PDF page 19

Crew Members Missing After the Ship Was Mined on 8 June 1944
Memorialized at the Normandy American Cemetery, St. Laurent-sur-Mer, France (Total: 27)
Name: WILK, Michael Joseph
Service Number: 809-60-50
Rate/Ratina: F1c
Branch: USNR
citation: 17 MAR 2010, Maciej Róg
{#6} Michael Wilk’s FindAGrave Memorial in France (MR05363). Find A Grave, Jim Tipton 1995–2013, Ancestry LLC 2013–2024; bibliographic description of the cited fragment: Find A Grave Memorial #10277132, Paul F. Wilson (member 46588070), Jan 05, 2005; where: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10277132

F1 Michael J Wilk
Birth: unknown
Death: Jun. 8, 1944
Note: Entered the service from New Jersey.
Burial:
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Colleville-sur-Mer
Basse-Normandie Region, France
Plot: ?
citation: 17 MAR 2010, Maciej Róg
{#7} Michael Wilk’s FindAGrave Memorial in USA (MR05356). Find A Grave, Jim Tipton 1995–2013, Ancestry LLC 2013–2024; bibliographic description of the cited fragment: Find A Grave Memorial #22029965, Hope (member 46790939), Oct 08, 2007; where: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22029965

Michael J. Wilk
Birth: Jan. 30, 1923
Death: Jun. 8, 1944
Burial:
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington
Arlington County
Virginia, USA
Plot: Memorial Section F Site 50-I
citation: 17 MAR 2010, Maciej Róg
{#8} Buried Michael Wilk (MR05361). U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs Database; where: http://www.interment.net/data/us/va/arlington/arlington/arlington_wiwy.htm

Arlington National Cemetery
Wilk, Michael J, b. 01/30/1923, d. 06/08/1944, US Navy, F1, Res: Sea Girt, NJ, Plot: MF 0 50-I, bur. 06/08/1944 (sic!), [VA]
citation: 17 MAR 2010, Maciej Róg
{#9} Michael Joseph Wilk (Jan 30 1923 - June 8 1944) (MR06927), {private} (2010), http://tjwmisc.blogspot.com/2011/01/michael-joseph-wilk-jan-30-1923-june-8.html
{#10} Ancestry LLC

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paternal grandfather: Jan Wilk (?-?)
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father: Albert Wilk (1882-1943)
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mother: Victoria Wilk née Barnaś (1886-1955)
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sister: Anna Zawadzki née Wilk (1909-2001)
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sister: Frances Wojtowicz née Wilk (1911-1992)
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brother: John Anthony Wilk (1913-1989)
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sister: Mary Golden née Wilk (1915-1994)
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sister: Josephine Wilk (1917-1924)
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sister: Stella Wilk (1919-2001)
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sister: Verna T. ‘Viona’ Doyle née Wilk (1921-2008)
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Michael Joseph Wilk (1923-1944)
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sister: Victoria H. Fazio née Wilk (1925-2015)
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brother: Leo Wilk (1931-1983)
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List of ancestors

Michael
Wilk

Albert
Wilk

Victoria
Barnaś

Jan
Wilk

Franciszka
Gurdak

Jakub
Wilk

Agnieszka
Rodzeń

Walenty
Gurdak

Maria
Ortyl

Mikołaj
Rodzeń

the 1^st generation:

1. Michael Wilk

the 2^nd generation – parents:

2. Albert Wilk

3. Victoria Barnaś

the 3^rd generation – grandparents:

4. Jan Wilk

5. Franciszka Gurdak

the 4^th generation – great‑grandparents:

8. Jakub Wilk

9. Agnieszka Rodzeń

10. Walenty Gurdak

11. Maria Ortyl

the 5^th generation – great×2‑grandparents:

18. Mikołaj Rodzeń

Multimedia album

	The Wilk Family (Albert) in 1940 Census
	Michael Wilk (MR12219)
	Navy Log of U.S. Navy Memorial
	The U.S.S. Meredith (DD-726) in World War II: Documents and Photographs
	Michael Wilk’s US Memorial
	Michael Wilk’s French Memorial
	Michael Joseph Wilk (Jan 30 1923 - June 8 1944) 2010
	USS Meredith sank on French Coast

List of events (10)

1923 JAN 30 — birth

..... »» est. 1930 — residence of Pennsylvania Albert Wilk

1940 APR 15 — census of Albert Wilk Albert Wilk

1940 APR 15 — residence of Newark Albert Wilk

until death — residence of (Sea Girt)

1944 JUN 8 — death

memorial in Arlington National Cemetery, USA

memorial in Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, France

naming

occupation of ( seamanemployer United States Navy)

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Links to the record

Michael Wilk’s US Memorial (MR05357) (…Michael J. Wilk…)

citation 2010 MAR 17 of Navy Log of U.S. Navy Memorial (…Michael J. Wilk…)

Muster Roll of the Crew, 6/8/44 (…WILK, Michael Joseph…)

Crew Members Missing After the Ship Was Mined on 8 June 1944 (…WILK, Michael Joseph…)

Michael Wilk’s FindAGrave Memorial in France (…F1 Michael J Wilk…)

Michael Wilk’s FindAGrave Memorial in USA (…Michael J. Wilk…)

Buried Michael Wilk (…Wilk, Michael J…)

Identifier: MR01494
Last changes: 1 JAN 2022
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