Mark Paslawsky

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Mark Gregory Paslawsky
Nickname(s)Franko (Франко)[1]
Born(1959-01-16)January 16, 1959
Manhattan, New York City, US
DiedAugust 19, 2014(2014-08-19) (aged 55)
Ilovaisk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Buried
Allegiance United States Army
National Guard of Ukraine
Years of service1981 – 1991, 2014
Rank Major (U.S. Army)
Unit 75th Ranger Regiment
Donbas Battalion
Known forThe only American fighting for Ukraine at the time
Battles/wars
Awards
Order of Danylo Halytsky
Order of Danylo Halytsky
Alma materUnited States Military Academy

Mark Gregory "Franko" Paslawsky[2] (16 Jan 1959 – 19 August 2014), also known as Marko (Markiian Hryhorii) Paslavskyi (Ukrainian: Марко (Маркіян Григорій) Паславський)[3] was an American-born Ukrainian man who served as a private of the Donbas Battalion, a volunteer unit of the National Guard of Ukraine. He died in the War in Donbas during the Battle of Ilovaisk. He was awarded the Order of Danylo Halytsky posthumously.[4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Американець в батальйоні «Донбас»: Політики в Україні не житимуть, як раніше Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine // TSN, 7 August 2014, 17:44
  2. ^ "The Only American Fighting for Ukraine Dies in Battle". Vice News. 2014-08-21. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Книга пам'яті полеглих за Україну". Archived from the original on 7 September 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. ^ Президент у Нью-Йорку вручив орден Данила Галицького родині українця Марка Паславського, який загинув на Донбасі Archived 2016-04-04 at the Wayback Machine // Official website of the President of Ukraine, 27 September 2015
  5. ^ Decree of the President of Ukraine from 25 вересня 2015 year № 557/2015 «Про нагородження М. Паславського орденом Данила Галицького» (in Ukrainian)