Stalled push to identify Long Island’s unknown soldiers

Stalled push to identify Long Island’s unknown soldiers

“The last thing my dad’s best friend, William Budka, said to him in those early pre-dawn hours of February 18th, 1942, was, ‘Don’t jump, stay on the ship,’ Judith Bulanowski-Frank of Hicksville, daughter of Petty Officer Walter Bulanowski, told the Press. “He was never seen again after that morning. He [Budka] was supposed to be the best man at my father's wedding.” She added: “My dad told me he prayed so hard that day for God to spare his life …