Alternate name(s):
Joseph; Karinsky; Korinski; Kerinsky
Date of birth:
Sunday, 18 February 1912
Marital status:
married - Julie Bernice Maruda
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian; Ukrainian
Profession:
miner
Hometown(s):
Kirkland Lake, Ontario; Ottawa, Ontario
Political affiliation:
Not a member of the Communist Party
Prior military experience:
Served in the militia
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-08-00
Unit:
15 Brigade, Medical Unit
Final status:
POW during Belchite retreats; Held at San Pedro de Cardenas Prison Camp; Exchanged 5 April 1939; Survived; Returned to Canada 6 May 1939 on the Duchess of Bedford; Became a naturalized United States citizen on 30 June 1947
Sources:
List of Canadian Casualties in Spain MG30 E173 Vol.1 File 13 (Joseph Korinski, Captured, Held at Plaza del Toros); Geiser; Momryk; Petrou; Ancestry; Hoff
