Southern Alberta Jewish Veterans of World War I & II

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Reuven Smushkevich

Reuven Leibovitch Smushkevich

Last Name
Smushkevich
First Name
Reuven Leibovitch
Arrival in Southern Alberta
post WWII
Date of Birth
04/15/1923
Date of Death
09/24/1996
Place of Birth
Poland
Place of Death
Calgary, Alberta
Parent's Name
(Yehuda)
Spouse's Name
Sara
War
WWII
Military Service - Battles
Stalingrad, Budapest
Date of Enlistment
July 1941
Occupation at time of Enlistment
barber
Date of Discharge
1947
Country of Service
Soviet Union
Branch of Service (Army, RCAF, RCN etc.)
Army
Rank (Highest Known)
"Soldier"
Unit
artillery
Role
artillery
Military Service - Countries
Hungary, Austria
Awards / Honours
Order of the Red Banner for Bravery
Casualty
No
Place of Burial
Beth Tzedec Memorial Park, Calgary, Alberta
Information Source
Memories on the March p. 85; Jewish War Veterans of Canada Post No. 2; obit Calgary Herald September 1996