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Abraham Alfred Chakin
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Brigade Roster dated February 1938, Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion, Historical Commission of the International Brigades - Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion August 1937 Questionnaire
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| Last Name | Chakin |
| First/Middle Name | Abraham Alfred |
| Ethnicity | |
| Ethnicity Note | |
| Immigration Status | |
| Religion | Jewish |
| POW | |
| AKA Last Name 1 | |
| AKA First / Middle 1 | "Chick" |
| AKA Last Name 2 | |
| AKA First / Middle 2 | |
| DOB | 1904 |
| City | |
| State | New York |
| Foreign Nation | |
| Foreign Nation City | |
| Alt Pob State, City | |
| Family: Name | |
| Family: Relationship | |
| Family: Begin Date | |
| Family: End Date | |
| Family: Comments | |
| Education HS | |
| Education College / Univ 1 | Cornell University |
| Education College/Univ Notes | BA 1926 |
| Education College/Univ 2 | |
| Graduate or Doctoral Work | |
| Graduate or Doctoral Work Notes | MA |
| Prior Military Service | ROTC 1 year |
| Passport # | 216844 |
| Passport Series | |
| Passport Reported Lost in Spain | |
| Passport Age | |
| Passport Date | |
| PP or Known Address Street | 43 East 27th Street |
| PP or Known Address City | New York |
| PP or Known Address State | New York |
| ALT City | |
| Alt State | |
| Sail Date | |
| Ship | Queen Mary |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Marital Notes | no children |
| Vocation 1 | Wrestling Coach, CCNY |
| Vocation 2 | |
| Vocation 3 | |
| Party Affiliation | CP |
| Date Affiliation | 1934 |
| ALT Affiliation | |
| ALT date | |
| ALT affiliation 2 | |
| Arrival (in Spain) Date | |
| Units served with | XV BDE, Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion, Quartermaster |
| Battle action | |
| Rank | |
| Returned Date | KIA |
| Returned other | KIA |
| WWII Service | |
| DOD | KIA, SCW |
| Cause | KIA, SCW |
| Place Died City | KIA, SCW |
| KIA/MIA/Died other | MIA |
| KIA/MIA/Died other Date | 1938 |
| KIA/MIA/Died other Location | Retreats, Caspe |
| KIA/MIA/Died other Battle | |
| Additional Notes | alt mac-paps dob December 28, 1904 Russia, POW March 17, 1938 |
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