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Hi again Zlatica,
In my lifetime, the name used was KRICH rhyming with rich. I never actually heard anyone pronounce the KRICHKOWSKY version and just have seen it on some documents.
My grandfather's WWI draft registration card is under Charles KRICH while the WWII one is spelled Charles Andrew KRICHKOWSKI by the clerk. The Social Security number application is under Charles Andrew KRICHKOWSKY.
He didn't apply for naturalization until 1942 but did say he entered the country under the name Wasyl KRICHKOWSKY. Wasyl KRICZKOWSKY is the name the clerk put on his marriage license in 1917 but all his signatures begin with KRICH. Apparently he spent some time in Germany so maybe the spelling was somewhat Germanized? He could read and write in a number of languages so apparently this was the version he thought was the best translation into English.
In all records that we have, Sambor or a clerk's misconstrued Sandole, is given as the birthplace. It is certainly possible that the town given on the Ellis Island manifest is something else because he was actually from a neighboring town or last resided in a town other than Sambor. I have done many but probably not all searches taking this into account.
Thanks for your interest in my difficulties.
Best wishes,
Karen
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