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John Gresko 1920 - 2008

John Gresko of Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio was born on June 9, 1920 in Czechoslovakia, and died at age 87 years old on May 27, 2008.
John Gresko
Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 44107
June 9, 1920
Czechoslovakia
May 27, 2008
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John Gresko's History: 1920 - 2008

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  • 06/9
    1920

    Birthday

    June 9, 1920
    Birthdate
    Czechoslovakia
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Lorain County, Ohio United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 35068916 Enlisted: July 8, 1943 in Cleveland Ohio Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Electricians Apprentices
  • 05/27
    2008

    Death

    May 27, 2008
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1920, in the year that John Gresko was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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In 1944, John was 24 years old when on December 16th, The Battle of the Bulge began in the Ardennes forest on the Western Front. Lasting for a little over a month, the battle began with a surprise attack by Germany on the Allied forces The U.S. suffered their highest casualties of any operation in World War II - 89,000 were casualties, around 8,600 killed - but Germany also severely depleted their resources and they couldn't be replaced.
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