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| Yrjo Johannes Aalto | |
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At Fuentes received citation for his conduct during battle. To hospital for various illnesses. Requested transfer to guerrillas. Attended school for guerrillas. Sent to Albacete to await orders was jailed there for intoxication. Transferred to 129th BN ... | |
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| Lan Adomian | |
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Lan Adomian, the son of a Jewish cantor, studied classical music before volunteering to serve in the Spanish war. While recuperating from injuries, he composed a cycle of songs to accompany the words of the Spanish poet Miguel Hernandez. After returning... | |
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| Frank Edward Alexander | |
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Frank Alexander was born on the Omaha Sioux
Indian reservation in Nebraska on February 8, 1911. Alexander's mother
was white and his father, a cowboy who had ridden for the Pony Express,
was black. Although not Native Americans, Alexander lived on a
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| Amos Archer | |
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Archer provided conflicting information on his place of birth. His passport information indicated that he was born in Scranton, Mississippi, on February 16, 1897. In Spain, however, Archer stated that he was born in Santiago, Cuba and that he moved to t... | |
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| Edward Ross Balchowsky | |
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Born in 1916 in Frankfort, Illinois, Ed Balchowsky said he joined the Lincoln Brigade because he "knew oppression as a kid," having grown up in the town's only Jewish family. As a result of wounds suffered in during the Ebro offensive, Ed's right arm ha... | |
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| Thaddeus Arrington Battle | |
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A 21-year-old student pursuing a pre-med degree at Howard University before joining the Lincoln Brigade, Battle joined the YCL in 1936 and was also an active member of the American Student Union. Battle left for Spain, aboard the SS Alaunia, on June 18,... | |
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| Vernold Masten Beebe | |
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Beebe was born in Brooklyn on December 9, 1911. In August 1938, along with ten other Americans, Beebe arrived at Le Havre, France, as a stowaway aboard the SS Normandie. Immediately arrested, Beebe and seven of the other stowaways stated that they were ... | |
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| Tom Brown | |
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Brown was born in Wichita Falls, Texas, on February 5, 1910. He later moved to East St. Louis, Illinois. In 1932 he joined the Communist party, rising through the ranks to the position of unit organizer.
On March 10, 1937, Brown left for France on the ... | |
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| Walter Callion | |
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Born in 1919, Callion worked as a mechanic and joined the YCL in 1934. He left for France aboard the SS Vollendam, on May 26, 1937.
In Spain, Callion served as a mechanic attached to the XVth Brigade's Auto Park. Callion was wounded in battle and evacu... | |
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| Louis Carter | |
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Louis Carter was born in 1902. He was a mechanic and joined the Communist party in 1937. Carter sailed for Europe aboard the SS President Harding on August 18, 1937. In Spain, Carter attended officers' training school.
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