Capt. Donald H. Bochkay 357th FG

[Tony Kambic]

Many European immigrants from the Eastern part of Europe, and especially the Slavic countries came to the US at the beginning of the 20th Century and settled across what was the 'Steel' belt, from Pittsburgh to Chicago. There were many jobs in the steel mills, coal mines, railroads, and shipping jobs. My grandparents came from Croatia and Slovakia in 1910, and one of my uncles, with a Croatian name died in a B-24 over France, and 2 other uncles with Slovak names fought in Europe.