Pekow, Herman Joseph.

Biography

Pekow, Herman Joseph. b. February 28, 1906, Russia; Russian American; Single; CP 1926; Received Passport# 4769 Chicago series on January 22, 1937 which listed his address as 3446 5th Avenue, and 3938 Wilcox Avenue, both Chicago, Illinois; Sailed January 16, 1937 aboard the Paris; Arrived in Spain February 3, 1937; Served as a driver in the Centro of Murcia; Repatriated after death of his brother in Spain; Returned to the US on August 13, 1938 aboard the President Roosevelt; d. October 11, 1987, Cook County, Illinois.
Sibling: Brothers Milton Pekow, Phil Pekow.
Sources: Sail; Scope of Soviet Activity; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 961, ll. 32-34; Obituary Chicago Tribune, October 12, 1987; L-W Tree Ancestry.