Alternate name(s):
Jorgan
Date of birth:
Wednesday, 4 September 1895
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
American
Profession:
locomotive fireman; farmer
Hometown(s):
Calgary, Alberta; Clyde, Kansas
Education:
high school, two years
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Canada, 1936
Prior military experience:
WWI, US Army, mechanic, 2 years
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-04-29 sailed
1937-05-27 arrived
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Cabo
Final status:
Survived; Returned to the US 15 December 1938 aboard the Paris; Died 12 January 1971, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Sources:
SACB; XV BDE, Mac-Paps; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 554, ll. 48 (Fiche); Canadian; Momryk; Petrou; Pacific NW; The Volunteer, obituary note, February 1972.
