Alternate name(s):
Derkach; Deheacn
Date of birth:
Friday, 11 May 1917
Marital status:
Single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Ukrainian American
Profession:
Bridge Foundry worker; blacksmith
Hometown(s):
Holy Oak, Massachusetts; Brooklyn, New York
Education:
Primary school, 7 years
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Spain, 26 November 1938
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-06-16 sailed
1937-07-03 arrived
Unit:
Lincoln Washington Battalion; Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Machine Gun Company
Final status:
Survived; Returned to the United States 20 December 1938 aboard the Ausonia; Died January 1970 in Massachusetts
Sources:
Sail; SACB; Mac-Paps; Pay; Canadian; Ancestry; Hoff