Date of birth:
Tuesday, 6 January 1914
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian
Profession:
seaman; currier; janitor; party organizer
Hometown(s):
Calgary, Alberta; United States
Education:
University of Wisconsin, 1 semester; Commonwealth College, Arkansas
Political affiliation:
Communist Party, 1934
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-05-29 sailed
1937-06-18 arrived
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion; Spanish 24/59 Battalion; 15 Brigade: Transmissions; Brigade Headquarters, Estado Mayor, Telephonist
Final status:
POW 3 April 1938 at Gandesa during the Retreats; Exchanged 8 October 1938; Returned to the United States 18 October 1938 aboard the Queen Mary; World War II Merchant Marine after being rejected by the US Army because of health; Died 24 October 1985, Los Angeles, California
Sources:
Sail; SACB; Cadre; XV BDE; POW; Canadians; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
