Nickname:
Blake
Date of birth:
Monday, 28 September 1914
Ethnicity/Nationality:
Canadian; Belarusian; Russian; Polish
Profession:
construction worker
Hometown(s):
Rossburn, Manitoba; United States
Education:
public school; 2 years high school; 2 years of night classes at the University of Chicago; 1 semester Commonwealth College
Political affiliation:
Communist Party of Spain, 1937
Prior military experience:
US Army, 1930, 3 Field Artillery, HQ battery, discharged because he was underage; National Guard 1934-35, 122 Field Artillery, Battery A, Gunner
Approximate date arrived in Spain:
1937-05-26
Unit:
Artillery, John Brown Battery, 14 Battery, 2 Group, 11 Regiment
Final status:
Survived; Returned aboard the President Harding on February 4, 1939, to New York, New York; Died 6 May 1993 in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Sources:
RGASPI 545/6/543/ll. 29- Momryk; Petrou; Hoff
