Bernard Kreshtool
Last Name: Kreshtool
First Name: Bernard
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Nickname: Bernie
Birthdate: October 19, 1919 [1]
Birthplace: Wilmington, Delaware [2]
Wilmington Residence: In 1942, 2602 West Eighteenth Street, Wilmington, DE [3]
High School: Wilmington High School/P.S. DuPont High School[4]
Post-Secondary Education: Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania/University of Delaware/Temple University School of Dentistry [5]
Civilian Occupation Prior to Service: Student [6]
Branch of Armed Services: Navy [7]
'Armed Services Serial Number: 405-18-41 [8]
Service Duration: August 1, 1941 to February 17, 1946 [9]
Training Grounds/Domestic Locations: Air Station, Jacksonville, Fl. 10/15/40 to 12/31/41; Air Station, Willow Grove, Pa. (Hatboro) 7/31/40 [10]
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Rank(s): Ensign/Lieutenant. j/g. [11]
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Military Occupation/Specialty: Aviator [12]
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Of Interest:
Delaware Connection(s): His brothers Jacob and Louis Kreshtool
Discharge Date: February 17, 1946 [13]
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Death Date: March 30, 1985 [14]
Death Place: Wilmington, DE [15]
Death Cause: Cancer [16]
Place of Burial: Beth Emeth Memorial Park, Faulkland Road, Wilmington, DE [17]
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Number of Items in Mollye Collection: 0
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Later Work: Dentist. According to the News Journal, “He was named president of the Delaware State Dental Society in 1970, and had been secretary and vice president of the organization.” The article goes on to say, “He was active in the Wilmington Home and School Association of the Wilmington public school system. He was also active in the Delmarva Council of the Boy Scouts of America as a pack leader and commissioner.” [18]
Date of Marriage: May 31, 1953 [19]
Spouse Name: Constance Shirley Savat [20]
Spouse Nickname: Connie
Spouse Birthdate: May 15, 1927
Spouse Birthplace: Worcester, MA
Spouse Death Date: January 11, 2022
Spouse Death Place: Wilmington, DE
Name(s) of Children: Jeffrey A. Kreshtool; Daniel R. Kreshtool; Richard F. Kreshtool [21]
Survivors/Relation:
Father's Name: Isadore Kapl Kreshtool[22]
Mother's Name: Bertha Goberman [23]
Birthplace of Father: Volynska, Ukraine [24]
Birthplace of Mother: Russia [25]
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PROFILE
- ↑ (Birth Certificate, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Delaware)
- ↑ (ibid.)
- ↑ (The News Journal, Wilmington, DE, Fri, June 19, 1942, pg. 13.)
- ↑ (ibid.)
- ↑ (ibid./The Morning News, Wilmington, DE, Sun, March 31, 1985, pg. 22.)
- ↑ (The News Journal, Wilmington, DE, Tue., Oct. 21, 1941, pg. 11.)
- ↑ (The Morning News, Wilmington, DE, Sun, March 31, 1985, pg. 22.)
- ↑ (U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949, Bernard Kreshtool)'
- ↑ (U.S. Navy Muster Rolls, Bernard Kreshtool)
- ↑ (ibid.)
- ↑ (The News Journal, Wilmington, DE, Fri., June 19, 1942, pg. 13./U.S. City Directories, 1944, Wilmington, DE.)
- ↑ (The Morning News, Wilmington, DE, Sun, March 31, 1985, pg. 22.)
- ↑ (Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Death file.)
- ↑ (The Morning News, Wilmington, DE, March 31, 1985, pg. 22.)
- ↑ (ibid.)
- ↑ (ibid.)
- ↑ (ibid.)
- ↑ (The Morning News, Wilmington, DE, Sun., March 31, 1985, pg. 22.)
- ↑ (The News Journal, Mon., June 1, 1953, pg. 20)
- ↑ (ibid.)
- ↑ (The Morning News, Wilmington, DE, Sun., March 31, 1985, pg. 22.)
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153098138/isadore_kapl_kreshtool
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153098221/bertha_kreshtool
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153098138/isadore_kapl_kreshtool
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153098221/bertha_kreshtool