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'''Civilian Occupation Prior to Service: '''Student <ref> "New York, New York City, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQHW-5P2M ), Entry for Louis Kreshtool, 16 Oct 1940.</ref>
 
'''Civilian Occupation Prior to Service: '''Student <ref> "New York, New York City, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQHW-5P2M ), Entry for Louis Kreshtool, 16 Oct 1940.</ref>
  
'''Branch of Armed Services: '''United States Army, Dental Corps. <ref>(The New Journal, Thu, Dec. 22, 2005, Pg. 22.) </ref> <br />
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'''Branch of Armed Services: '''United States Army, Dental Corps. <ref>(''The New Journal'', Thu, Dec. 22, 2005, Pg. 22.) </ref> <br />
 
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'''Armed Services Serial Number: ''' <br />
 
'''Service Duration: '''August 8, 1942 – January 24, 1946 <ref>(US Dept. of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 18550-2010)</ref>
 
'''Service Duration: '''August 8, 1942 – January 24, 1946 <ref>(US Dept. of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 18550-2010)</ref>
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'''Unit(s): ''' Station Hospital; 482 Medical Hospital Ship Pl.
 
'''Unit(s): ''' Station Hospital; 482 Medical Hospital Ship Pl.
  
'''Rank(s): ''' Entered with rank of First Lt., promoted to Captain <ref>(The Morning News, Wilmington, DE, Mon, Oct. 30, 1944, pg. 11/The News Journal, Thu, Dec. 22, 2005, Pg. 22)</ref>
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'''Rank(s): ''' Entered with rank of First Lt., promoted to Captain <ref>(''The Morning News'', Wilmington, DE, Mon, Oct. 30, 1944, pg. 11/The News Journal, Thu, Dec. 22, 2005, Pg. 22)</ref>
  
 
'''Theater(s) of Operation: '''
 
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Latest revision as of 11:46, 7 January 2025

Captain Louis Kreshtool

Last Name: Kreshtool
First Name: Louis
Middle Initial/Name:
Nickname: Lou

Birthdate: June 28, 1914[1]
Birthplace: Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware [2]

Wilmington Residence: 2602 West 18th Street, Wilmington, DE Representative District 3. [3]

High School: Wilmington High School class of 1931[4]
Secondary School: University of Delaware; University of Pennsylvania; University of Maryland Dental School.[5]

Civilian Occupation Prior to Service: Student [6]

Branch of Armed Services: United States Army, Dental Corps. [7]
Armed Services Serial Number:
Service Duration: August 8, 1942 – January 24, 1946 [8]

Training Grounds/Domestic Locations: Indiantown Gap, PA

Unit(s): Station Hospital; 482 Medical Hospital Ship Pl.

Rank(s): Entered with rank of First Lt., promoted to Captain [9]

Theater(s) of Operation:

Locations:

Campaigns/Battles:

Military Occupation/Specialty: Dentist

Awards/Honors:

Memorials:

Of Interest: 8/17/42 - Description of service members being excited to embark to Greenland/British Isles and dramatic shift to army life;

Delaware Connection: His brothers Jacob and Bernard Kreshtool; David Hirshout; Leon Levy.

Discharge Date: January 24, 1946. [10]
Where Returned:
Did Not Return:

Death Date: December 10, 2005[11]
Death Place: Sarasota, Florida [12]
Death Cause:
Place of Burial: Beth Emeth Memorial Park, Faulkland, New Castle County, Delaware [13]

Photo:

First Letter to Mollye: 08/17/1942
Last Letter to Mollye: 11/271944
Number of Folders in Mollye Collection: 5
Y Recorder link(s):

Delawares WWII Fallen Profile:

Oral History Interview(s):

Later Work: In his obituary of December 22, 2005 in The News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware, it states, “Dr. Kreshtool practiced orthodontics in Wilmington for 50 years. He was president of the Delaware State Dental Society in 1953, the Middle Atlantic Society of Orthodontics in 1964, and the Delaware State Board of Dental Examiners in 1968. He served on the American Board of Orthodontics and the American College of Dentists. He donated countless hours to the oral facial cleft palate clinic so that children who could not afford this care would also have beautiful smiles.” [14]

Date of Marriage: March 28, 1944[15]
Spouse Name: Marion Biloon Kreshtool[16]
Spouse Nickname:
Spouse Birthdate: January 15, 1916[17]
Spouse Birthplace: New York City, NY, USA[18]
Spouse Death Date: October 16, 2006[19]
Spouse Death Place: Sarasota, Florida[20]

Name(s) of Children: Donald Jay Kreshtool; Barbara Kreshtool Anderson[21]

Survivors/Relation:

Father's Name: Isadore Kapl Kreshtool[22]
Mother's Name: Bertha Goberman Kreshtool[23]

Birthplace of Father: Volynska, Ukraine[24]
Birthplace of Mother: Russia[25]

Sources:

CITATIONS

PROFILE

  1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161502108/louis-kreshtool
  2. (ibid.)
  3. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRZP-Q12
  4. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1265/images/43134_b200274-00027?treeid=&personid=&rc=&queryId=d2b7e16b-9b3d-4ed4-abc0-cb3f7827044e&usePUB=true&_phsrc=xgA526&_phstart=successSource&pId=356590094
  5. https://www.newspapers.com/image/164497118/
  6. "New York, New York City, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQHW-5P2M ), Entry for Louis Kreshtool, 16 Oct 1940.
  7. (The New Journal, Thu, Dec. 22, 2005, Pg. 22.)
  8. (US Dept. of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 18550-2010)
  9. (The Morning News, Wilmington, DE, Mon, Oct. 30, 1944, pg. 11/The News Journal, Thu, Dec. 22, 2005, Pg. 22)
  10. (US Dept. of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 18550-2010)
  11. https://www.newspapers.com/image/164497118/
  12. (ibid.)
  13. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161502108/louis-kreshtool?_gl=1*1h5q4rc*_gcl_au*MTU3NzcxNDE2MC4xNzIxNzQ5MzU4*_ga*MTc1MzkwMzk3OC4xNzIxNzQ5MzYw*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*ZWEwNDdmODEtMTkyNy00ZGE3LWExYzctMzM5MzE4NzgyZTJiLjI3LjEuMTcyMjk3NzE4My41Ny4wLjA.*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*ZWEwNDdmODEtMTkyNy00ZGE3LWExYzctMzM5MzE4NzgyZTJiLjI3LjEuMTcyMjk3NzE4My4wLjAuMA
  14. (The News Journal, Wilmington, DE, pg. 22) https://www.newspapers.com/image/164497118/
  15. https://www.newspapers.com/image/160472026/?match=1&terms=%22Marion%20Biloon%22
  16. (ibid.)
  17. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161502102/marion-kreshtool?_gl=1*1sy34r1*_gcl_au*MTU3NzcxNDE2MC4xNzIxNzQ5MzU4*_ga*MTc1MzkwMzk3OC4xNzIxNzQ5MzYw*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MjJiZDJmODAtYjhiYS00ZjExLTg2YTQtMzU4NDk4MTM0MDdlLjI5LjEuMTcyMzAzODQ0MC41OS4wLjA.*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*MjJiZDJmODAtYjhiYS00ZjExLTg2YTQtMzU4NDk4MTM0MDdlLjI5LjEuMTcyMzAzODQ0MC4wLjAuMA
  18. US Social Security records
  19. (ibid.)
  20. https://www.newspapers.com/image/164277577/?article=d6f6abe8-0ec6-4fa5-91ab-8b49df07be51&terms=%22Marion%20Biloon%22
  21. (ibid.)
  22. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153098138/isadore_kapl_kreshtool
  23. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153098221/bertha_kreshtool
  24. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153098138/isadore_kapl_kreshtool
  25. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153098221/bertha_kreshtool