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PHOTOS & DOCUMENTS
Note about the American Flag Logo: It was taken from the flag proudly displayed in young Danyk's room at the US Embassy in 1947.
Danyk's early life in Manhattan, New York.
Sam's brothers back in Poland before leaving for war.
Photos from Poland that Mariya sent back to Sam in New York.
The first photo is when Danyk arrived at the US Embassy in Moscow in 1947. On his right is an American Foreign serviceman, on his left is the Soviet soldier that he had snuck passed to get entrance into the Embassy. The second picture shows Danyk in the room given to him in the basement of the US Embassy. At this time, he was still hopeful about returning to his father in the US. He lived at the embassy for approximately 10 months.
This man holding the dog was known to Danyk as Jim Mahoney. He was one of the Foreign Service Officers that took care of Danyk while he lived at the US Embassy in Moscow. It was Danyk's greatest desire to find him, as well as, Joe Malaznick when he finally arrived in the USA to give them all a sense of closure. This was the original reason he shared his photos and documents with Mary Bruno Friedman when he asked for her help.
Danyk on an outing to Spaso House.
Uncle Paulo, Uncle Marion and an unidentified man while still in France post WWII. The photo was taken before Marion left for Canada fearing for his life should he return home to what was now the Soviet Union, after being a German POW.
Danyk and Olga on their farm in the Ukranian section of what was once Poland, now part of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Mariya and Uncle Mykhailo after her permanent release and his temporary release from Siberia.
Danyk and Olga visit Sam's grave in upstate NY soon after arriving in America.
Below, is a sampling of various documents that provide evidence of Danyk and his family's journey of survival in the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Included are: Danyk's American birth certificate, Sam's sworn Immigration Hearing Statement as to why he couldn't go back to Poland once WWII started, Sam's detailed sworn statement at an Immigration Hearing, a letter from the US Army concerning Sam's service, Mariya's Release Papers from Siberia (translated), translated letters from Sam to Mariya and Danyk, original letters and an addressed envelope, and the Certification of Translation Accuracy. Of HEROIC PROPORTION was based on many more documents, too numerous to all be presented here.
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