Biography
k-Kressa, Consten. (Constin; birth name Krysa, Konstantyn); b. May 25, 1902, Dyniska, Poland; To the US 1921, naturalized September 13, 1933, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Father Harry Kressa; Divorced; Cook; Received Passport# 364779 on February 1, 1937 which listed his address as 2627 Deacon Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 36 years old; Sailed February 6, 1937 aboard the Paris; Served with the XV BDE, Lincoln BN, Co. 1 and Lincoln-Washington BN; Rank Soldado; Killed in action April 1, 1938, Gandesa, during the Retreats.Source: Scope of Soviet Activity; Lincoln; BN 58 Retreats. Code A1
Phtograph: Costen Kress, Passport photograph, 1937