Edward Pylinski, Seaman First Class

A native of New Haven, Connecticut, veteran Edward Pylinski served aboard USS Amsterdam in the Pacific Theater during WWII. He is remembered by Kip and Regina Pylinski.  

Edward Pylinski was born on June 2, 1927, in New Haven, Connecticut. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1944 after the onset of WWII and served as a Seaman First Class on the USS Amsterdam (CL-101) in the Pacific Theater of Operations. 

Part of his service saw the USS Amsterdam conducting aircraft carrier protection operations during the final attacks on the Japanese mainland in support of Task Force 38. After the Japanese surrender, Edward remained with the Task Force off the coast of Japan and eventually steamed into Tokyo Bay in September of 1945. 

Edward left the Navy in July of 1946 and spent the next 33 years working as a truck driver. He passed away on July 25, 2015, and will be greatly missed by his family.

Book Dedicated: United States Fleet Carriers of World War II "In Action" by Richard Humble.