He was also a World War II veteran, having served in the US Marine Corps.[3] During his freshman year in college the Second World War broke out and Wizbicki joined the Marine Corps. He had basic training in South Carolina then went on to have more training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. After this he was sent to Guam to train for further operations. He was assigned to a reconnaissance company with the mission of gathering information behind enemy lines on Japanese troop placement. He and his reconnaissance company were awarded the Bronze Star several years later for gallantry in action during a patrol mission. Wizbicki saw most of his combat during the invasion of Okinawa. This was the last combat he saw, as the plans to invade Japan were scrapped after nuclear bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Japan surrendered. After the war, Wizbicki received the Asiatic–Pacific Campaign Medal and Bronze Star Medal, however lost them while moving.[4] In 2013, he was given replacement medals.[4] He died in Superior, Wisconsin on 3 December 2018 at the age of 97.[4]
When asked how his service affected his life he said, "I appreciate things more than I ever did. Up to the point prior to going into induction, I had everything but I took it for granted, I didn't realize how lucky a person can be. It gave me more incentive to follow up some thoughts of doing better, and I did that and I enjoyed a good life, I wouldn't change it."[5]
Referencesedit
^"Packers.com - Alex Wizbicki". Packers.com. Retrieved January 2, 2009.[dead link]
^"Alex Wizbicki Statistics". Pro Football Reference. from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2009.
^"After 68 years, former Packer and veteran to get war medals". 7 August 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
^ abcCliff Christl (7 December 2018). "Oldest living Packers player died this week". Packers.com. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
^"Richard I Bong Veterans Historical Center | The Best Museum in Duluth, MN. and Superior, WI". bongcenter.org. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
External linksedit
Nelson, Wayne (October 22, 2008). "Alex Wizbicki tells the tale of life and a good wine". businessnorth.com. from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
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alex, wizbicki, alexander, john, wizbicki, october, 1921, december, 2018, american, football, defensive, back, halfback, america, football, conference, aafc, national, football, league, born, brooklyn, york, played, aafc, buffalo, bills, 1946, 1949, green, pac. Alexander John Wizbicki October 6 1921 December 3 2018 was an American football defensive back and halfback in the All America Football Conference AAFC and the National Football League NFL Born in Brooklyn New York he played for the AAFC s Buffalo Bills 1946 1949 and the NFL s Green Bay Packers 1950 1 Wizbicki played collegiately for Holy Cross College and Dartmouth College before being drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 18th round of the 1945 NFL Draft He played for 4 seasons professionally in the NFL and retired in 1950 2 Alex WizbickiNo 25Position DB HBPersonal informationBorn 1921 10 06 October 6 1921Brooklyn New York U S Died December 3 2018 2018 12 03 aged 97 Superior Wisconsin U S Career informationCollege Holy CrossNFL Draft 1945 Round 18 Pick 178Career historyBuffalo Bills AAFC 1946 1949 Green Bay Packers 1950 Career NFL statisticsGames played 45Games started 4Interceptions 6Player stats at NFL comHe was also a World War II veteran having served in the US Marine Corps 3 During his freshman year in college the Second World War broke out and Wizbicki joined the Marine Corps He had basic training in South Carolina then went on to have more training at Camp Lejeune North Carolina After this he was sent to Guam to train for further operations He was assigned to a reconnaissance company with the mission of gathering information behind enemy lines on Japanese troop placement He and his reconnaissance company were awarded the Bronze Star several years later for gallantry in action during a patrol mission Wizbicki saw most of his combat during the invasion of Okinawa This was the last combat he saw as the plans to invade Japan were scrapped after nuclear bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Japan surrendered After the war Wizbicki received the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal and Bronze Star Medal however lost them while moving 4 In 2013 he was given replacement medals 4 He died in Superior Wisconsin on 3 December 2018 at the age of 97 4 When asked how his service affected his life he said I appreciate things more than I ever did Up to the point prior to going into induction I had everything but I took it for granted I didn t realize how lucky a person can be It gave me more incentive to follow up some thoughts of doing better and I did that and I enjoyed a good life I wouldn t change it 5 References edit Packers com Alex Wizbicki Packers com Retrieved January 2 2009 dead link Alex Wizbicki Statistics Pro Football Reference Archived from the original on 4 December 2008 Retrieved January 2 2009 After 68 years former Packer and veteran to get war medals 7 August 2013 Retrieved 20 December 2017 a b c Cliff Christl 7 December 2018 Oldest living Packers player died this week Packers com Retrieved 10 May 2022 Richard I Bong Veterans Historical Center The Best Museum in Duluth MN and Superior WI bongcenter org Retrieved 2020 01 03 External links editNelson Wayne October 22 2008 Alex Wizbicki tells the tale of life and a good wine businessnorth com Archived from the original on 24 February 2009 Retrieved 2009 03 30 nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football running back born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football defensive back born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alex Wizbicki amp oldid 1177423271, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
