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'''Last Name: '''Kreshtool <br />
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'''First Name: ''' Jacob<br />
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'''Middle Initial/Name: '''Jake <br />
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'''Nickname: '''Jake
  
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'''Birthdate: ''' September 6, 1918 <ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231579096/jacob-kreshtool(The News Journal, Wilmington, DE, Thu, April 20, 2917, pg. A11)</ref><br />
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'''Birthplace: '''
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'''Birthplace: ''' Wilmington, New Castle County, DE USA <ref>Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C4P5-JN2</ref> '''
  
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'''Wilmington Residence: '''  
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'''Wilmington Residence: ''' 2602 West 18th Street, Wilmington, DE  Representative District 3 <ref>(1940 US Census, Wilmington, DE)/FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRZP-Q1V  Entry for Jacob Kreshtool, 1940.</ref>'''  
  
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'''High School: ''' <br />
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'''High School: ''' Wilmington High School <ref>Jacob Kreshtool Obituary, The News Journal, Wilmington, DE, Thu, Apr. 20, 2017https://www.newspapers.com/image/294465763/</ref> <br />
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'''Secondary School: '''
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'''Secondary School: ''' University of Delaware; University of Miami Law School <ref>ibid.</ref>
 
 
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'''Civilian Occupation Prior to Service: '''
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'''Civilian Occupation Prior to Service: ''' West Disinfecting Company in 1940; Agent at an advertising company <ref>US Draft Registration Card;"United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRZP-Q1V  Entry for Jacob Kreshtool, 1940.</ref>
  
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'''Branch of Armed Services: ''' US Navy <br />
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'''Armed Services Serial Number: ''' <br />
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'''Armed Services Serial Number: ''' 4051127 <ref>US World War II Navy Muster Rols, 1938-1949</ref><br />
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'''Service Duration: ''' October 16, 1940 to
  
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'''Training Grounds/Domestic Locations: ''' Little Creek, VA; Headquarters 4th Naval District Reserves Staff Philadelphia, Pa. 7/1/39 to 6/30/42 <ref> (US Navy muster rolls.)</ref>
  
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'''Unit(s): ''' MCSG Section Base; Comm Office, 4th Naval District
  
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'''Rank(s): ''' Lieutenant Commander <ref>The News Journal, Wilmington, DE, Thu, Apr. 20, 2017, pg. A11, obituary, https://www.newspapers.com/image/294465763/ </ref>
  
 
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'''Locations: '''North Atlantic in WWII and Norfolk during the Korean War. USS Bernadou (WWII);USS Wichita (WWII)
  
 
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'''Delaware Connection:  ''' His brothers Louis and Bernard Kreshtool.
  
 
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'''Death Date: ''' April 11, 2017<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/image/294465763/ Obituary</ref><br />
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'''Death Place: '''Luquillo, Luquillo Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA<ref>ibid.</ref> <br />
 
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'''Place of Burial: '''Jewish Community Center, Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware<ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231579096/jacob-kreshtool?_gl=1*q59dwp*_gcl_au*MTU3NzcxNDE2MC4xNzIxNzQ5MzU4*_ga*MTc1MzkwMzk3OC4xNzIxNzQ5MzYw*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*M2VmOTZjOWQtYzE3Ni00ZjFhLWFhY2YtMDRlMDdlZjIyNDdiLjI2LjEuMTcyMjc5ODc5MS40OC4wLjA.*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*M2VmOTZjOWQtYzE3Ni00ZjFhLWFhY2YtMDRlMDdlZjIyNDdiLjI2LjEuMTcyMjc5ODc5MS4wLjAuMA</ref> <br />
  
 
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'''First Letter to Mollye: ''' <br />
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'''First Letter to Mollye: ''' 10/10/1943<br />
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'''Last Letter to Mollye: ''' 5/14/1945<br />
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'''Number of Folders in Mollye Collection: '''3 <br />
 
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'''Later Work: '''As noted in his obituary of April 20, 2017, “Kreshtool was a labor lawyer whose heart was always with the underdog.  He championed civil rights, labor, and clean air when it was not popular to do so.  He was an enthusiastic civil rights activist and a committed environmentalist, using his resources as a lawyer to defend the disenfranchised and, as President of the Delaware Citizens for Clean Air, to wage legal battles against polluting corporations.”  It goes on to mention his run as a Democratic candidate for Governor in 1988, and his happy 62-year marriage<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/image/294465763/</ref>
  
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'''Date of Marriage: '''July 15, 1951<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/image/160446416/?match=1&terms=%22Elizabeth%20Aaron%22%20 (The Morning News, Wilmington, DE, Wed., July 18, 1951, pg. 20.)</ref> <br />
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'''Spouse Name: ''' Elizabeth Aaron Kreshtool <ref>(ibid.)</ref> <br />
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'''Spouse Nickname: ''' Betty <ref>(ibid.)</ref> <br />
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'''Spouse Birthdate: ''' August 19, 1923 <ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120483033/elizabeth-kreshtool?_gl=1*s0zjv3*_gcl_au*MTU3NzcxNDE2MC4xNzIxNzQ5MzU4*_ga*MTc1MzkwMzk3OC4xNzIxNzQ5MzYw*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*ZmUxMGM3NWYtNzc1Zi00NjZiLTkwMWItNDZlNzFiZDc1ZWQyLjI2LjEuMTcyMjc5OTM5Mi43LjAuMA..*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*ZmUxMGM3NWYtNzc1Zi00NjZiLTkwMWItNDZlNzFiZDc1ZWQyLjI2LjEuMTcyMjc5OTM5Mi4wLjAuMA</ref><br />
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'''Spouse Birthplace: ''' Easton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania <br />
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'''Spouse Death Date: ''' November 15, 2013<ref>(ibid.)</ref><br />
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'''Spouse Death Place: '''Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware <ref>(ibid.)</ref>
  
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''' Name(s) of Children: '''Ken Kreshtool and Laurie Kreshtool
  
 
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'''Father's Name: ''' Isadore Kapl Kreshtool<ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153098138/isadore_kapl_kreshtool</ref><br />
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'''Mother's Name: '''Bertha Goberman Kreshtool<ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153098221/bertha_kreshtool</ref>
  
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'''Birthplace of Father: ''' Volynska, Ukraine<ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153098138/isadore_kapl_kreshtool</ref> <br />
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'''Birthplace of Mother: '''Russia<ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153098221/bertha_kreshtool</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:13, 6 November 2024

Last Name: Kreshtool
First Name: Jacob
Middle Initial/Name: Jake
Nickname: Jake

Birthdate: September 6, 1918 [1]
Birthplace: Wilmington, New Castle County, DE USA [2]

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

High School: Wilmington High School [4]
Secondary School: University of Delaware; University of Miami Law School [5]

Civilian Occupation Prior to Service: West Disinfecting Company in 1940; Agent at an advertising company [6]

Branch of Armed Services: US Navy
Armed Services Serial Number: 4051127 [7]
Service Duration: October 16, 1940 to

Training Grounds/Domestic Locations: Little Creek, VA; Headquarters 4th Naval District Reserves Staff Philadelphia, Pa. 7/1/39 to 6/30/42 [8]

Unit(s): MCSG Section Base; Comm Office, 4th Naval District

Rank(s): Lieutenant Commander [9]

Theater(s) of Operation:

Locations: North Atlantic in WWII and Norfolk during the Korean War. USS Bernadou (WWII);USS Wichita (WWII)

Campaigns/Battles:

Military Occupation/Specialty:

Awards/Honors:

Memorials:

Of Interest:

Delaware Connection: His brothers Louis and Bernard Kreshtool.

Discharge Date:
Where Returned:
Did Not Return:

Death Date: April 11, 2017[10]
Death Place: Luquillo, Luquillo Municipality, Puerto Rico, USA[11]
Death Cause:
Place of Burial: Jewish Community Center, Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware[12]

Photo:

First Letter to Mollye: 10/10/1943
Last Letter to Mollye: 5/14/1945
Number of Folders in Mollye Collection: 3
Y Recorder link(s):

Delawares WWII Fallen Profile:

Oral History Interview(s):

Later Work: As noted in his obituary of April 20, 2017, “Kreshtool was a labor lawyer whose heart was always with the underdog. He championed civil rights, labor, and clean air when it was not popular to do so. He was an enthusiastic civil rights activist and a committed environmentalist, using his resources as a lawyer to defend the disenfranchised and, as President of the Delaware Citizens for Clean Air, to wage legal battles against polluting corporations.” It goes on to mention his run as a Democratic candidate for Governor in 1988, and his happy 62-year marriage[13]

Date of Marriage: July 15, 1951[14]
Spouse Name: Elizabeth Aaron Kreshtool [15]
Spouse Nickname: Betty [16]
Spouse Birthdate: August 19, 1923 [17]
Spouse Birthplace: Easton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania
Spouse Death Date: November 15, 2013[18]
Spouse Death Place: Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware [19]

Name(s) of Children: Ken Kreshtool and Laurie Kreshtool

Survivors/Relation:

Father's Name: Isadore Kapl Kreshtool[20]
Mother's Name: Bertha Goberman Kreshtool[21]

Birthplace of Father: Volynska, Ukraine[22]
Birthplace of Mother: Russia[23]

Sources:

CITATIONS

PROFILE

  1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231579096/jacob-kreshtool(The News Journal, Wilmington, DE, Thu, April 20, 2917, pg. A11)
  2. ↑ Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C4P5-JN2
  3. ↑ (1940 US Census, Wilmington, DE)/FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRZP-Q1V Entry for Jacob Kreshtool, 1940.
  4. ↑ Jacob Kreshtool Obituary, The News Journal, Wilmington, DE, Thu, Apr. 20, 2017https://www.newspapers.com/image/294465763/
  5. ↑ ibid.
  6. ↑ US Draft Registration Card;"United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRZP-Q1V Entry for Jacob Kreshtool, 1940.
  7. ↑ US World War II Navy Muster Rols, 1938-1949
  8. ↑ (US Navy muster rolls.)
  9. ↑ The News Journal, Wilmington, DE, Thu, Apr. 20, 2017, pg. A11, obituary, https://www.newspapers.com/image/294465763/
  10. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/image/294465763/ Obituary
  11. ↑ ibid.
  12. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231579096/jacob-kreshtool?_gl=1*q59dwp*_gcl_au*MTU3NzcxNDE2MC4xNzIxNzQ5MzU4*_ga*MTc1MzkwMzk3OC4xNzIxNzQ5MzYw*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*M2VmOTZjOWQtYzE3Ni00ZjFhLWFhY2YtMDRlMDdlZjIyNDdiLjI2LjEuMTcyMjc5ODc5MS40OC4wLjA.*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*M2VmOTZjOWQtYzE3Ni00ZjFhLWFhY2YtMDRlMDdlZjIyNDdiLjI2LjEuMTcyMjc5ODc5MS4wLjAuMA
  13. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/image/294465763/
  14. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/image/160446416/?match=1&terms=%22Elizabeth%20Aaron%22%20 (The Morning News, Wilmington, DE, Wed., July 18, 1951, pg. 20.)
  15. ↑ (ibid.)
  16. ↑ (ibid.)
  17. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120483033/elizabeth-kreshtool?_gl=1*s0zjv3*_gcl_au*MTU3NzcxNDE2MC4xNzIxNzQ5MzU4*_ga*MTc1MzkwMzk3OC4xNzIxNzQ5MzYw*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*ZmUxMGM3NWYtNzc1Zi00NjZiLTkwMWItNDZlNzFiZDc1ZWQyLjI2LjEuMTcyMjc5OTM5Mi43LjAuMA..*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*ZmUxMGM3NWYtNzc1Zi00NjZiLTkwMWItNDZlNzFiZDc1ZWQyLjI2LjEuMTcyMjc5OTM5Mi4wLjAuMA
  18. ↑ (ibid.)
  19. ↑ (ibid.)
  20. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153098138/isadore_kapl_kreshtool
  21. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153098221/bertha_kreshtool
  22. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153098138/isadore_kapl_kreshtool
  23. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153098221/bertha_kreshtool
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