The Walczak Family
Chester Walczak (Chet)
Born: 13/7/1913
Died: 3/2/2006 in Los
Alamitos, California
Father: Frank Walczak (born Russia)
Mother: Mary Safra (born Poland)
Married: Leila Gladys Miller (23/2/1916)
Children: Rebecca Irma Walczak (28/2/1941)
Chester Walczak is a survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour,
while serving as a sailor on the battleship USS West Virginia. He survived many
famous battles in the Pacific including Tarawa and Okinawa.
He was on the Battleship Missouri during the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay,
September 1945. His funeral included a playing of Taps and a presentation of the
American flag by United States Naval officers.
Rebecca
Irma Walczak
Born: 28/2/1941
Father: Chester
Walczak (13/7/1913)
Mother: Leila Gladys Miller (23/2/1916)
Married: Jerry Lee Harper (27/2/1941) on the 25/8/1962
Children: Scott Christopher Harper (2/9/1968)
Jerry Harper was the Under-Sheriff of the County of Los
Angeles, California. He served for 37 years
Scott Harper was born in Long Beach, California.
He married Esperonza (3/4/1969) on the 14/1/1995 at Huntington Beach, California.
Scott and his wife Espy are both Deputy Sheriffs of Los Angeles.
Link to the Harper
Family