Tag: Marie Sartor Pawelek

Women’s Army Corps Corporal Marie Sartor Pawelek

August 29, 2024

A singer and pianist, Marie Sartor Pawelek used her talents to heal the wounded psyches of soldiers on the mend at Walter Reed General Hospital during World War II. Marie Sartor Pawelek was born 100 years ago in Eveleth, Minnesota, the only child of Luigi and Eva (Pivetta) Sartor. Her parents emigrated from a small town near Venice, Italy. With […]

Museum packed for presentation by three WWII Veterans

August 8, 2024

What transpired at the Italian American Veterans Museum on June 9 was truly magical. Three World War II veterans, all in one place, shared stories of their lives before, during and after the war in a lively conversation led by museum curator Steve Corbo. The capacity crowd sat mesmerized as Army Sergeant Ed Malatesta, Women’s Army Corps Medic Marie Sartor […]