Stories of the Fallen - LOUIS KOSCIELNY - Rochester NY

777 Avenue D, Rochester, N. Y. Louis Koscielny was born in Poland, son of Joseph and Anna Koscielny. He was a resident of Rochester, N. Y., for sixteen years prior to the war. He attended St. Stanislaus School, and was employed by Henry Likly & Company. Defective eyesight prevented him from entering the United States Army.

He was a member of the Polish Falcons in America. He had received first American Naturalization papers, but was still a Polish subject. He entered the service in the Polish Army on October 20, 1917 at the age of 28 years.

He was trained at Kosciusko Camp, Niagara-on-the-Lake, being assigned to the 5th Machine Gun Company, 1st Regiment, Polish Legion. Embarked overseas early in 1918. Killed in action, July 14, 1918. Buried in France. When his comrades picked him up they found over his heart, stained with his blood, a tiny American flag given to him by his sisters on his enlistment. P253 Monroe County Service Record

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