Personal Details
Personal Situation at the outbreak of WWll
Deportations and Repressions
Military Experience
Other Wartime Circumstances
Residence After 1945
Sources & Related Links
| Name: | Jan Oko | |
| Maiden Name: | ||
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| Gender: | Male | |
| Date of birth: | 1920-03-06 | |
| Place of birth: | Poland, Krakowskie Mielec (near Podlesiony) | |
| Did this person die during World War ll?: | No | |
| Date of death: | 2005-5-16 | |
| Place of death: | Canada (near London) | |
| Fathers given name: | Jozef | |
| Entry ID: 649639 | Mothers given name: | Katarzyna |
| Mothers maiden name: | Halat | |
| Given name of spouse: | Wanda | |
| Maiden name of spouse: | Ludkiewicz | |
| Given name(s) of children: | Mary; Julia; Richard | Description: | Jan Oko had 4 siblings at the time that Russia invaded his hometown - Adolf; Stanislaw; Frank; Julia. His father had passed away; his mother was sent with his siblings to Siberia. |
Personal Situation at the outbreak of WWll
| Residence at the outbreak of WWll: | Poland, Tarnopolskie, Radziechów, Niemilow, |
| Kresy Inhabitant Status: | Military settler / Family member of military settler |
| Ethnicity: | Polish |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
| Education Level: | Secondary |
| Occupation at the outbreak of WWll: | Farmer |
| Military status at the outbreak of WWll: | Not Applicable |
| Military Rank at the outbreak of WWll: | N/A |
Deportations and Repressions
| FROM: yyyy | mm | dd | To: yyyy | mm | dd | To: Soviet socialist republic | Oblast | Locality | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 10 | 02 | 1940 | 08 | 03 | Russian SFSR | Sent to Siberia |
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Military Experience
| Served in | Unit | Other Service | From: yyyy | mm | dd | To: yyyy | mm | dd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Corps (Gen. Anders) | 1942 | 2 | 16 | 1947 | 2 | 12 |
| Other Military Service: | |
| Participation in WWII battles: | Monte Cassino, Italy (1944-01-17 - 1944-05-19) |
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Other Wartime Circumstances
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| Orphanages: | , , |
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Residence After 1945
| Country | State | District | Locality | Nearest large city | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom |
Sources & Related Links
Other Related Links
| Description | URL |
|---|---|
| Photograph from 1942 and description | https://pier21.ca/content/photograph-of-jan-oko-with-polish-soldiers-in-russia-circa-1942 |
| Short biography | https://pier21.ca/content/the-immigration-story-of-jan-oko-polish-refugee |
