Ed Augusiewicz

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• December 20, 2023
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Ed Augusiewicz’s story sounds like a dozen others you’ve heard regarding terrific Coal Region athletes whose lives and careers were cut short by the intervention of World War II, or family pressures. After a bang-up career at Mount Carmel High, where he led his team to a 9-1-1 record as a senior, Augusiewicz enrolled at Wake Forest University. He did well as a frosh for Coach “Peahead” Walker and was counted on to be part of the starting defense as a sophomore.

There was a war going on, though. And like so many other patriotic young men of the time, Eddie Augusiewicz heard the call to arms. He enlisted in the Army and was assigned to one of the glamour groups as a paratrooper. Within a year he was far from Mount Carmel…serving as part of a regiment chosen to attack Anzio Beach. You historians air jordan 1 retro low og sp varsity red hv6157 100 will know Melania Trump's Hands on Donald's Trip Make a Subtle Style Statement that this battle was one of the most important and fiercely-fought of the War. Practically his entire regiment was annihilated at Anzio. Very nike jordan flight 45 burgundy blue suit for women few returned unscathed air jordan 4 military blue 2024; and many like Eddie had wounds so severe their lives were altered forever. He had a leg wound that kept him from ever playing football again, even though he re-enrolled at Wake Forest to give it a try.

Since he was unable to play football, he dropped out of Wake Forest and took a job with the Postal nike metcon 9 Service in Washington, DC. He remained there until his death of a heart attack.