Bobalki, Andrew 1895-1970
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Andrew was the son of immigrants from Czechoslovakia. He was born in Bridgeport, CT, where he was a resident.
He enlisted in the Navy in 1917 in the Pacific fleet. He served on the U.S.S. Mississippi battleship as a boiler tender.
Upon discharge he returned home to Bridgeport as a petty officer. He worked at General Electric for over 30 years as a sheet metal mechanic.
He played first base in the Rosebud baseball club. Andrew belonged to the American Legion in Bridgeport.
He was a founding member of the Maigue yacht club.
Andrew married Mary Gacki, who died in 1955; the two had no children.
Andrew is buried in St. Michael's cemetery in Stratford, CT.
World War (1914-1918)
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RG 012:011, Connecticut State Library, 1850-2016, Department of War Records, Remembering World War One
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RG 012:011, Connecticut State Library, 1850-2016, Department of War Records, Remembering World War One
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Bobalki, David and Thomas (nephews)