Time-warp? N/A

[Lawreston]

With respect to Mrs. Witkowski, whose son James was a customer of mine, read the following paragraph. Oh, for the lack of a comma.

"She married Quartermaster 2nd Class Alexander J. Siedlecki on Jan.18, 1941, who died in 1953 during World War II when his ship was torpedoed.
She later married Fred J. Witkowski on Oct. 24, 1947. He died Aug. 4, 1991."


HR

 

[ScottM]

You might want to check those dates

 

[Richard]

Scott, that was his point.

 

[Gmaper]

Scott, that was his point.

Okay, I give up. Please explain the bit about the comma. I see that the date was supposed to be 1943 instead of 1953 but I don't understand the reference to the comma. Of course I was never good at the Engleesh Langwage so it is not surprising that I don't get it.

 

[Lawreston]

Okay, I give up. Please explain the bit about the comma. I see that the date was supposed to be 1943 instead of 1953 but I don't understand the reference to the comma.

As written:
"She married Quartermaster 2nd Class Alexander J. Siedlecki on Jan.18, 1941, who died in 1953 during World War II when his ship was torpedoed.
She later married Fred J. Witkowski on Oct. 24, 1947. He died Aug. 4, 1991."

I happen to know that she married Alex while he was on leave after his ship took a torpedo during World War II. We already know that the war was long over by 1953. Put a comma after 1953. Then we'd have "She married Quartermaster 2nd Class Alexander J. Siedlecki on Jan. 18, 1941,who died in 1953, during World War II when his ship was torpedoed.

The above flows who, and when, she married; and sets off when Alex left our midst.

HR

 

[ScottM]

As written:
"She married Quartermaster 2nd Class Alexander J. Siedlecki on Jan.18, 1941, who died in 1953 during World War II when his ship was torpedoed.
She later married Fred J. Witkowski on Oct. 24, 1947. He died Aug. 4, 1991."

I happen to know that she married Alex while he was on leave after his ship took a torpedo during World War II. We already know that the war was long over by 1953. Put a comma after 1953. Then we'd have "She married Quartermaster 2nd Class Alexander J. Siedlecki on Jan. 18, 1941,who died in 1953, during World War II when his ship was torpedoed.

The above flows who, and when, she married; and sets off when Alex left our midst.

HR

Ahhh!!! Got it!

 

[rottydaddy]

With respect to Mrs. Witkowski, whose son James was a customer of mine, read the following paragraph. Oh, for the lack of a comma.

"She married Quartermaster 2nd Class Alexander J. Siedlecki on Jan.18, 1941, who died in 1953 during World War II when his ship was torpedoed.
She later married Fred J. Witkowski on Oct. 24, 1947. He died Aug. 4, 1991."


HR

Needs more than a comma... written that way, it would imply that the wedding took place on the ship while it was being torpedoed:

"She married Quartermaster 2nd Class Alexander J. Siedlecki on Jan.18, 1941, who died in 1953, during World War II when his ship was torpedoed. "

In other words, take out the phrase about his date of death, and it reads "She married Quartermaster 2nd Class Alexander J. Siedlecki on Jan.18, 1941, during World War II when his ship was torpedoed. "

Not quite right.

To make any sense, "when" has to be removed, and the whole thing about the torpedo needs to be another sentence:

"She married Quartermaster 2nd Class Alexander J. Siedlecki on Jan.18, 1941, who died in 1953. During World War II his ship was torpedoed. "

 

[gkainz]

With respect to Mrs. Witkowski, whose son James was a customer of mine, read the following paragraph. Oh, for the lack of a comma.

"She married Quartermaster 2nd Class Alexander J. Siedlecki on Jan.18, 1941, who died in 1953 during World War II when his ship was torpedoed.
She later married Fred J. Witkowski on Oct. 24, 1947. He died Aug. 4, 1991."


HR

I would have written it:

"She married Quartermaster 2nd Class Alexander J. Siedlecki on Jan.18, 1941, while he was on leave after his ship was torpedoed during World War II. Siedlecki died in 1953.
She later married Fred J. Witkowski on Oct. 24, 1947. He died Aug. 4, 1991."

 

[Gmaper]

I would have written it:

"She married Quartermaster 2nd Class Alexander J. Siedlecki on Jan.18, 1941, while he was on leave after his ship was torpedoed during World War II. Siedlecki died in 1953.
She later married Fred J. Witkowski on Oct. 24, 1947. He died Aug. 4, 1991."

So when was she divorced from Alex? She remarried in 1947 and Alex didn't die until 1953?

I read it assuming the date of 1953 was a typo and was supposed to be 1943 in which case it made sense that she married in 1941, was widowed in 1943, and remarried in 1947.

Commas confuse me.

 

[gkainz]

hah - I missed that ... bah! That's why the employ editors!

 

[Gmaper]

As written:
"She married Quartermaster 2nd Class Alexander J. Siedlecki on Jan.18, 1941, who died in 1953 during World War II when his ship was torpedoed.
She later married Fred J. Witkowski on Oct. 24, 1947. He died Aug. 4, 1991."

I happen to know that she married Alex while he was on leave after his ship took a torpedo during World War II. We already know that the war was long over by 1953. Put a comma after 1953. Then we'd have "She married Quartermaster 2nd Class Alexander J. Siedlecki on Jan. 18, 1941,who died in 1953, during World War II when his ship was torpedoed.

The above flows who, and when, she married; and sets off when Alex left our midst.

HR

So maybe it was a typo all along. The following individual was a WW II naval casualty--

SIEDLECKI, Alexander John, Quartermaster 2c, USCGR. Wife, Mrs. Josephine Siedlecki, 715 Starbuck Ave., Watertown.

as found here: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/navy/newyork/s.htm