George krawciw biography

  Major General Nicholas S.H. Krawciw died peacefully in his sleep on September 29, 2021 in Ft. Belvoir, VA. He was a devoted husband and loving father who served his country to the last. 

  Nicholas Krawciw was born on November 28, 1935, to Bohdan and Neonila Krawciw, in Lviv, Galicia, Ukraine.  His family moved to Germany during World War II and to the United States in 1949.  As a youth, Krawciw grew up in a Philadelphia Ukrainian-American community and is able to speak the Ukrainian language.  He was a member of Plast, a Ukrainian scouting organization, and attended the Bordentown Military Institute.  He entered the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1955, where he played varsity soccer, became a cadet regimental commander, and was in the graduating class of 1959.  Krawciw earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Militar