Muscala, Edward Ferdinand.

Biography

k-Muscala, Edward Ferdinand. b. February 7, 1912, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Italian American; Father John Muskala (1881-1934), mother Mary Gladycz (1885-1915); Married Gladys Marie Richardson (1920-?) on January 29, 1936 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, son Edward Duane Muscala (1937-?); Cook; YCL; Received Passport# 465793 on July 27, 1937 which listed his address as 1812 5th Street South, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Sailed August 7, 1937 aboard the Georgic; Arrived in Spain via Massanet August 19, 1937; OTS; Served with the XV BDE, Lincoln-Washington BN; Rank Soldado promoted to Cabo; Killed in action April 3, 1938, Gandesa, during the Retreats.
Siblings: sisters Marie Ann Muscala (1907-1991), and Estelle M. Muscala (1909-1998).
Sources: Scope of Soviet Activity; BN 58 Retreats; Cadre; Figueres List; RGASPI; Italian (?). Code A
Photographs: Edward Ferdinand Muscala, Passport Photograph, 1937; Hand drawn "plaque" in the Convent in Aquaviva, Spain, photo taken by Ray Hoff in 2012.