Date of birth:
Wednesday, 3 March 1909
Marital status:
single
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Russian
Profession:
auto mechanic; miner; driller
Hometown(s):
Toronto, Ontario; Sudbury, Ontario; Chicago, Illinois; Kharkov, Ukraine
Date of immigration to Canada:
Friday, 9 November 1923
Education:
elementary school in Russia; mechanics' school at Community College in Detroit
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of the USA, 1926 or 1932; Communist Party of Canada, 1934
Prior military experience:
3 months, United States National Guard, 126th Regiment
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-08-05
Unit:
Mackenzie Papineau Battalion, Company 2, Section 3; Sergeant
Final status:
WIA: head wound at Segura de los Baños; WIA in hand at Caspe; Survived; Returned to Canada 3 February 1939 on the Duchess of Richmond; Served with the Canadian Infantry Battalion during World War II
Other:
Involved with the MacPap Veterans Association (Toronto)
Sources:
RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 560, ll. 2-4; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 3, Delo 453, ll. 42; Momryk; Petrou, Ancestry
