Private Boleslaw (aka William) Adamski was born 25 September 1891 in Biatzstok, Poland to Stanislau Adamski and Mary Kaminski.  He immigrated to the U.S. on 09 July 193 at the age of 22 and entered the service in Milwaukee on 25 July 1917.

He would branch into the Engineers and mustered out of Camp Shelby, MS in August of 1919.

After the War, he returned to Milwaukee and worked in the parts industry.  He became a naturalized citizen on 12 September 1922.   He would go onto marry a woman named Mary and they had three children, Florence, Alice, and Edward.   He would later pass on 10 May 1989 at the age of 98.  He is buried in the Saint Adalbert’s Catholic Cemetery.

This medal was returned to his daughter, Mrs. Florence Adamski Gaszak at the Clement Manor Nursing Home in Greenwood, WI.

His medal was rescued on eBay.

Returning the medal were Valor Guard members Michael Brennan, Jason Johns, and Greg Haak.