Date of Birth:
circa 1915
Ethnicity/Nationality:
American; French Canadian
Profession:
chauffeur
Hometown(s):
Michigan, USA
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Spain; Possibly Communist Party of the United States of America
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-09-20
Unit:
Trained at 15th Brigade base at Tarazona; Albacete Auto Park from 20 October to 20 November 1937; 35th Division: Artillery as a driver; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; Franco-Belgian Battery; Served at Belchite, Teruel, Quinto, Caspe, Balaguer and in the Ebro Offensive
Final status:
Unknown; Planned to return to Escanaba, Michigan where his family lived
Other:
Spoke French, English and Spanish
Full Name:
Gerard
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 549, ll. 60-64; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
