Sirotof, Abraham.

Biography

Sirotof, Abraham. (Serota, Albert); b. August 1 (January 8), 1914, Baltimore, Maryland; Jewish; High School education; Single; Painter; CP 1929; Received Passport# 838403 on May 19, 1938 which listed his address as 2921 West 29th Street, Brooklyn, New York and 2812 West 36th Street, NYC, actual address was 2812 West 30th Street, NYC; Arrived in Spain on July 16, 1938; Served with the XV Brigade, Lincoln-Washington Battalion, Co. 1; Served at the Ebro Offensive; Returned to the US on December 20, 1938 aboard the Ausonia; WWII Armed Forces; d. May 1963.
Sources: Scope of Soviet Activity; RGASPI.
Photograph: Abraham Sirotof in Spain, RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 989.