Partisan, shooter Juozas Slavikas st. in 1904 Budiškiu village, Liuvav County, Marijampolė district. At the beginning of the creation of independent Lithuania, he became a partisan, fought against the aggressor Poles. Joined the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union, belonged to the 1st partisan group, which operated in the Neutral Zone. He was killed on 17.06.1922 during an expedition against Polish partisans to the village of Varviškės: he fought alone with the surrounding enemies; fired all 200 rounds, retreated, was captured in a swamp and brutally tortured. June 24 buried in Šventežeris parish cemetery. He was awarded the Order of the Sagittarius Star on 24/06/1931. in 1938 his name is recorded on a marble tablet in the crypt of the War Museum of those who died in the battles for Lithuanian Independence. Lithuanian army volunteer creator, shooter, policeman Antanas Gritėnas st. 11/12/1894 Petriškiu village, Krekenava county, Panevėžys district. Kėdainiai ap. head of the station. On November 24, 1920, he joined the Lithuanian army as a volunteer, and served in the Kėdainiai city and county commandant until April 2, 1921. Since 1921 until 1926 served in Kėdainiai, Kaunas, Telšiai counties as an assistant to the chiefs of police stations. From 1927-01-15, he served in the Veisiei, Kapčiamiestis, Rudamina, Punska police stations of Seina county, and as the chief of Šventežeris police station. A. Gritėnas in 1923 graduated from the Militia School, 1st edition, 1931. graduated from the 14th edition of the Kaunas Higher Police School, then the 6th edition of the precinct chiefs' course. On 06/09/1928, he was recognized as a volunteer creator of the Lithuanian army and was awarded the Lithuanian army creator volunteer medal. On 15/05/1928, he was awarded the 10th Anniversary Medal of Lithuanian Independence. A. Gritėnas belonged to the Šventežeris rifle squad of the IX selection of the Lithuanian Rifle Association Seinės, the Seinės branch of the Lithuanian Army Creators Volunteer Union, the Vilnius branch of the Šventežeris union, the shooting section of the Lithuanian Police Sports Club, the Seinės branch of the Lithuanian Regular Hunting and Fishing Society. On 12/15/1934, Antanas Gritėnas was shot by a criminal in revenge from an ambush.
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