Lewis Tony Meshishnek (1904 - 1945)

Born 8 Oct 1904 in Washington, United States

Died 1 Mar 1945 at age 40 in Burg Hohenstein, Hohenstein, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Hessen, Germany

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Biography

Pvt. Lewis Meshishnek Died while Prisoner of War during World War II.

Lewis was born 8 Oct 1904 and passed away 1 Mar 1945.

Lewis was a member of the 38th Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division. He was wounded in Aug 1944 and suffered wounds to an arm near his elbow, after treatment he was released in Sep 1944. Later that year on 19 Dec 1944, while the 38th Infantry Division was involved in the Battle of St. Vith, Lewis was captured by the Germans and taken to Stalag IV-G in Oschatz Saxony. He eventually died while still a Prisoner of War (POW) on 1 Mar 1945. He is buried in Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Liège, Belgium. ^[1]

Census Records

• United States Census, 1910 - Valley, Stevens, Washington ^[2]
• United States Census, 1920 - Stevens, Washington ^[3]
• United States Census, 1930 - Valley, Stevens, Washington ^[4]

Military Information

• United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 ^[5]
• United States, World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1945 ^[6]
• Lewis T. Meshishnek - American Battle Monuments Commission

Also See

• The Ardennes: Battle of the Bulge, Chapter XVII, St. Vith Is Lost, The Defenders of St. Vith Pass to the XVIII Airborne Corps ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 February 2021), memorial page for Pvt Lewis Tony Meshishnek (8 Oct 1904–1 Mar 1945), Find A Grave: Memorial #56359807, citing Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium ; Maintained by NWpioneer (contributor 46896368).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGV4-2D1 : accessed 8 February 2021), Louis Meshishnek in household of John Meshishnek, Valley, Stevens, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 223, sheet 25A, family 112, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1672; FHL microfilm 1,375,685.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJH-Q8Q : 4 February 2021), Louis Meshishnek in entry for John Meshishnek, 1920.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCQ6-F6N : accessed 8 February 2021), Louis Meshishorek in household of John Meshishorek, Valley, Stevens, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 75, sheet 8B, line 63, family 196, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2520; FHL microfilm 2,342,254.
5. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8BH-WZ7 : 5 December 2014), Lewis T Meshishnek, enlisted 28 Mar 1942, Spokane, Washington, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
6. ↑ United States, World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1945, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29D-SY25 : 18 February 2016), Lewis T Meshishnek, 19 Dec 1944; citing Military Service, Germany, NARA NAID 1263907 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ https://history.army.mil/books/wwii/7-8/7-8_17.HTM

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