Photo By Petty Officer 2nd Class Jessica Blackwell | 180119-N-ND356-0070 PEARL HARBOR (Jan. 19, 2018) A Sailor assigned to Joint Base Pearl...... read more read more
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Military members, family and friends gathered to honor Mine Countermeasure Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Frank Zylowski, a Pearl Harbor survivor, in an ash-scattering ceremony at USS Utah Memorial on Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Jan. 19.
An ash-scattering service is a traditional ceremony used to honor survivors of the attacks at Pearl Harbor.
Jim Neuman, Navy Region Hawaii historian, opened up the ceremony with his thoughts on how Zylowski and veterans of his era represented and upheld the Navy Core Values of honor, courage, and commitment.
“Those who fought and died at Pearl Harbor, and those like Frank who lived to fight another day throughout the Second World War, exemplified the best in character, discipline and honesty,” said, Neuman. “His was a generation that believed in taking care of family and community.”
Dennis Schwarz, Zylowski’s nephew, attended the ceremony and scattered his uncle’s ashes in the waters near the USS Utah Memorial.
“I was impressed with the service. I’ve never seen anything like that. It was very nice,” said Schwarz.
Bob and Judi Allen, family friends of Zylowski from Kapolei, Hawaii, were also in attendance and assisted in making the ceremony possible.
“It was a perfect ceremony,” said Bob Allen. “There was a rainbow that remained for the entire ceremony. I’ve never seen a rainbow stay in one place for so long. Whoever arranged the rainbow did a great job.”
Retired Master Chief Jim Taylor, Pearl Harbor survivor liaison, spoke of how he viewed Zylowski’s character.
“Frank was a hero. It is my guess Frank, like other veterans, wouldn’t want to be called a hero. [But] they won a war and Frank was a part of that, so he is a hero to me,” said Taylor.
During his Naval career, Zylowski served honorably aboard such ships as the USS Fanning, USS Whitney, USS Jarvis, USS John D. Ford, LST 361 and LST 611. Zylowski passed away February 10, 2010. It was his wish to have his ashes scattered at the USS Utah Memorial with his fellow shipmates who went down with the vessel during the Pearl Harbor attacks.
| Date Taken: | 01.19.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 01.22.2018 19:21 |
| Story ID: | 262868 |
| Location: | PEARL HARBOR, HI, US |
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