Gerber, Bernard.

Biography

Gerber, Bernard b. July 25, 1911, Brooklyn, New York; Single; Shoe Worker and Printer; CP 1932 and YCL 1928, Spanish CP, United Shoe CIO Union; High School education; Received Passport# 424900 on May 25, 1937 which listed his address as 246 (248) East 51st Street, Brooklyn, New York; Sailed June 12, 1937 aboard the Georgic; Arrived in Spain on June 26, 1937; Trained in Battalion of Instruction Tarazona; Served with the Service Sanitaire as a Driver; Picked up an ambulance at Port Bou on August 6, 1937 for First Evacuation Group; Returned to the US on December 20, 1938 aboard the Ausonia; d. February 1979.
Source: Sail; Scope of Soviet Activity; Cadre; Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 895, ll. 40-46. Code A