Krasna, Louis.

Biography

Krasna, Louis Luigi. b. June 17, 1903, Dolga Palijana, Slovenia; Slovenian American; Father Anton Krasna (1878-?), mother Mattie Bortolin (1890-?); Truck Driver; CP 1936; Received Passport# 361861 on January 15, 1937 which listed his address as 3508 St. Clair Street, Cleveland, Ohio; Sailed January 23, 1937 aboard the Champlain; Served with the XV BDE, Lincoln BN; WIA at Brunete; Returned to the US on November 16, 1937 aboard the Laconia; d. December 27, 1971, Cleveland, Ohio.
Sibling: sister Eugenia T. Krasna (1910-2005).
Source: Sail; Scope of Soviet Activity; Lincoln; Repatriation List (10/30/1937, ll. 23); Pacific NW; South Slav; L-W Tree Ancestry, #181866298.