Alternate name(s):
Bernard; Michael
Date of birth:
Tuesday, 2 December 1913
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Jewish
Profession:
construction engineer; union organizer
Hometown(s):
Montreal, Quebec; New York City, United States
Education:
College of Ohio, 2 years
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of the USA, 1936, unit financial secretary
Prior military experience:
Reserve Officers' Training Corps and Reserves, USA, 1926-1929
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-03-04
Unit:
Trained with the 2 Battalion of Instruction, Tarazona; Lincoln-Washington Battalion, Company 1, Section Leader; Lincoln Battalion, Company 2; 58 Company; Political commissar in the rear; Served at Jarama, Brunete, and rejoined after the Retreats along the Ebro River
Final status:
WIA during the attack on Mosquito Ridge, Brunete
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 545, ll. 103-107; Momryk; Petrou; Hoff
