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American-born Ukrainian military personnel (1959–2014)
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Mark Gregory Paslawsky
Nickname(s)Franko (Франко)
Born(1959-01-16)January 16, 1959
Manhattan, New York City, US
DiedAugust 19, 2014(2014-08-19) (aged 55)
Ilovaisk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
BuriedAskold's Grave, Kyiv, Ukraine
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 (16 Jan 1959 – 19 August 2014), also known as Marko (Markiian Hryhorii) Paslavskyi (Ukrainian: Марко (Маркіян Григорій) Паславський) 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.

References

  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)


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