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Edward Clarence “Dutch” Krasnesky

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Edward Clarence “Dutch” Krasnesky Veteran

Birth
Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
23 Oct 1961 (aged 60)
Grayslake, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Libertyville, Lake County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.30926, Longitude: -87.918056
Plot
Section 6, Block 19, Lot -, Grave 63
Memorial ID
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Son of Godfrey Krasnesky and Mary KraschnewskiBorn May 12, 1901, one of eight kids, Pennsylvania Dutch, From Europe,
a run-away at 13 years old, taught
himself how to fix machines, joined
the Navy in 1920, fact over-hauled
an early airplane in mid air from Cuba
to Florida, had friends Jimmy Dolittle
and Charles Linburg, nick-named "Dutch",
real name Edward Clarence Kraschnewski,
was circus daredevil on a motorcycle,
married Maggie Coad from St. Louis
and had his own 8 kids.

Source: Ted Krasnesky
Son of Godfrey Krasnesky and Mary KraschnewskiBorn May 12, 1901, one of eight kids, Pennsylvania Dutch, From Europe,
a run-away at 13 years old, taught
himself how to fix machines, joined
the Navy in 1920, fact over-hauled
an early airplane in mid air from Cuba
to Florida, had friends Jimmy Dolittle
and Charles Linburg, nick-named "Dutch",
real name Edward Clarence Kraschnewski,
was circus daredevil on a motorcycle,
married Maggie Coad from St. Louis
and had his own 8 kids.

Source: Ted Krasnesky


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