Andrew Charles Mynarski VC (1916 - 1944)

Born 14 Oct 1916 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Died 13 Jun 1944 at age 27 in Cambrai, Nord, France

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Andrew Mynarski VC was awarded the Victoria Cross.

Andrew Mynarski VC is Notable.

Andrew Charles Mynarski, VC (14 October 1916 – 13 June 1944) was a Canadian airman and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for bravery in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Mynarski was 27 years old and flew with No. 419 "Moose" Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War when he died attempting to help rescue a trapped crew member. His Victoria Cross, which was awarded in 1946, was the last Victoria Cross received by any Canadian serviceman in the Second World War.^[1]

Andrew was born in 1916 to Stanley and Annie Mynarski, recent immigrants from Poland.

He was enumerated in Winnipeg in 1921 with his parents and siblings^[2]. Andrew was the son of Anna Mynarski, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.^[3]

Mynarski was serving with 419 "Moose" Squadron when his plane was shot down over France and all crew members were instructed to bail out.^[4]. With his clothes and parachute on fire, he tried to save a trapped crewmate. He passed away in 1944 and was buried in France. He was awarded the Victoria Cross.

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Mynarski
2. ↑ https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1921&op=pdf&id=e002892010
3. ↑ Commonwealth war Graves Commission: Andrew Charles Mynarski
4. ↑ http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?id=14739.

• http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/mynarski_ac.shtml
• Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #9796427 (accessed 13 June 2023), Memorial page for Andrew Charles Mynarski (14 Oct 1916-13 Jun 1944), citing Meharicourt Communal Cemetery, Meharicourt, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France (plot: British Plot. Grave 40.); Maintained by Find a Grave.
• Genealogy / Military / Second World War Service Files – War Dead, 1939 to 1947 http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=kia&id=26336&lang=eng