Obituaries

In Memory: James Sawicki, WWII Veteran and Historian

The veteran and author wrote several books and was the inspiration for the Wartime Museum's Oral History Project.

World War II veteran James Sawicki passed away peacefully in his sleep Tuesday night. He was 90 years old.

The Army veteran and author was known as an authority on the history of U.S. military heraldry. He and his wife had lived in Dale City since 1967.


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