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Joseph Lemischak 1919 - 1981

Joseph Lemischak Sr of Columbia County, New York United States was born on December 6, 1919 in Yonkers, Westchester County, and died at age 61 years old on September 22, 1981 in Yonkers.

Joseph Lemischak Sr
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Columbia County, New York United States
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December 6, 1919
Yonkers, Westchester County, New York, United States
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  • Introduction

    Joseph Lemischak is the son of Harry Lemischak (1887-1919) and Julia Skoczynska (1894-1944). He was born in Yonkers New York on December 6th, 1919 and had two older brothers, Wladmir "Walter" (1917-1983) and Michael Lemischak.
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    1919

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    December 6, 1919
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    Yonkers, Westchester County, New York United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    He was white. His mother was born in Russia/Poland and his father was born in Austria/Poland.

  • Nationality & Locations

    Joseph was born, raised, and died in the state of New York. He lived in Yonkers, Columbia, and Albany, New York.

  • Early Life & Education

    Joseph Lemischak completed 4 years of high school.

  • Religious Beliefs

    He was Jewish. His funeral was held at St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church.

  • Military Service

    A veteran, Joseph served in the United States Air Force. Joseph Lemischak registered for the WWII draft on July 1, 1941 in Hudson, New York, USA. He was 21 years old, 5'9", 155 lbs, with light complexion, brown hair, and blue eyes. He listed his next of kin as his mother, Mrs Julia Lemischak. Joseph enlisted on August 8, 1942 in Albany New York (Military serial#: 32447723). He was ranked as a private and his terms of enlistment were, "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". He enlisted again on November 12, 1947 and was discharged on November 11, 1951.

  • Professional Career

    As a teenager he worked as a Scouting Dufy and at the time of enlistment he was working in transportation occupations.

  • Personal Life & Family

    Joseph Lemischak married Alice Lowery (1931 - 2015) and they had three children. He had also married Anna Molmar (1924 - 1999) and they had one daughter. At the time of his death, Joseph was married to Alice. Joseph was the father of Patricia, Susan, Karen and Joseph Jr. He was survived by six grandhildren.
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    September 22, 1981
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In 1919, in the year that Joseph Lemischak was born, in Norfolk Virginia, the first rotary dial telephones were introduced by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T), making it easier to make a call without an operator.
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In 1935, Joseph was 16 years old when the BOI's name (the Bureau of Investigation) was changed to the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and it officially became a separate agency with the Department of Justice. J. Edgar Hoover, the Chief of the BOI, continued in his office and became the first Director of the FBI. The FBI's responsibility is to "detect and prosecute crimes against the United States".
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