As part of MPR’s “Portraits of Valor” series, MPR’s Evan Frost profiles Minnesota native Dan Cylkowski. After a draft notice from the Army arrived, Cylkowski took his notice to Fort Snelling, and was bound for Europe.
Cylkowski was deployed as a replacement, filling in on units all over Europe, doing whatever was needed. He stood guard during the Battle of the Bulge, took cover from German bombs in Avranches, France, saw concentration camps, and sang in the Army Glee Club.
This is one of six profiles in series.
Click links below for other profiles in series:
https://archive.mpr.org/stories/2020/05/08/portraits-of-valor-bob-holmstrom-94-army
https://archive.mpr.org/stories/2020/05/22/portraits-of-valor-dick-kern-94-army
https://archive.mpr.org/stories/2020/09/28/portraits-of-valor-joe-stephes-99-navy
Awarded:
2020 MBJA Eric Sevareid Award, first place in Series - Large Market Radio category