Man retraces WWII ‘Black Hunger March’ to honor great-grandfather

The Brief

  • Max LaPointe retraced his great-grandfather’s 500-mile journey as a WWII prisoner of war.
  • LaPointe seeks to honor his great-grandfather’s legacy and understand his sacrifice during the “Black Hunger March”.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) Max LaPointe has embarked on a journey to honor his great-grandfather’s WWII experiences.

Max LaPointe’s journey of remembrance

What we know:

In October, LaPointe, 24, began retracing the 500-mile trek his great-grandfather, Adam Kozlowski, endured as a WWII POW. Kozlowski was a gunner in the Air Force when his plane was shot down over Germany.

LaPointe shared that his great-grandfather spent 202 days as a POW, a relatively short time compared to others who were held for years before the march began.

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