John Lyskawa

Male23 January 1912–8 August 1944

Brief Life History of John

When John Lyskawa was born on 23 January 1912, in Michigan, United States, his father, Joseph Lyskawa, was 27 and his mother, Josephine Muszynski, was 22. He lived in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1930 and Detroit Ward 16, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1940. He died on 8 August 1944, in Normandy, France, at the age of 32, and was buried in Colleville-sur-Mer, Calvados, Normandy, France.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Lyskawa
1884–1971
Josephine Muszynski
1889–1965
John Lyskawa
1912–1944
Lillian Lyskawa
1914–
Elenore Lyskawa
1918–2006
Richard Lyskawa
1928–2006
Raymond Lyskawa
1914–1985
Henry Lyskawa
1916–1965
Irene Clara Lyskawa
1919–1991
Francis Lyskawa
1921–1923
Edward Lyskawa
1923–1923
Robert Leonard Lyskawa
1924–1991
Edmund Joseph Lyskawa
1925–2004
Virginia Lyskawa
1927–2012
Ervin Lyskawa
1930–1989

Sources (7)

  • John Lyskawa in household of Josephine Lyskawa, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John Lyskawa - Memory of Someone: Memory of a relative: birth-name: John Lyskawa
  • Legacy NFS Source: John Lyskawa - Published information: Military record or discharge: death: 8 August 1944; Normandie, France

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World Events (8)

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

Age 1

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

1920 · The Detroit Wall

Age 8

The Detroit Wall is a half mile long wall that was constructed to serve as a wall of racial separation as a physical barrier between white and black homeowners in northwest Detroit. Today the wall is mostly gone with only a small portion of it located at a local park.

1921 · The Detroit Historical Society

Age 9

Since its founding, the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of Detroit and its surrounding region is preserved. This is to help current and future generations better understand the people, places, and events that helped shape the lives of those who build up the city of Detroit.

Name Meaning

Greek: the Lord gave graciously; whom Jehovah gave; whom Jehovah bestowed.

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