Alternate name(s):
Niemi; Wittaneimi; Jussl; Jussi, Viitaneimi; Viitaniemi; Viitanen; Sygert; Viortanen; Viitaniemi; Johan; John, Huugo; Hugo
Date of Birth:
circa 1913
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Finnish
Profession:
labourer
Hometown(s):
Toronto, Ontario; Kirkland Lake, Ontario
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1933
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-04-15 sailed; 1937-04-26 arrived
Unit:
George Washington Battalion; Abraham Lincoln Battalion, Machine Gun Company; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; Toivo Antikainen Machine Gun Company; Sergeant; Served at Jarama and Brunete
Final status:
Survived; Returned 1939; Travelled to Finland
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 537; Delo 1033, ll. 33; Momryk; Petrou; Our Boys in Spain
