Teiger, Jacob Louis.

Biography

Teiger, Jacob Louis. (Jake; Jack Tiger) b. February 6, 1914, Brooklyn, New York; Jewish; High School education; Single; Dental technician and Hatter; CP 1936 and YCL 1932, Spanish CP; Received Passport# 396841 on April 23, 1937 which listed his address as 673 Vanderbilt Avenue, and 350 Osborn Street, both Brooklyn, New York; Sailed May 8, 1937 aboard the American Importer; Arrived in Spain via Massanet on May 31, 1937; Served with the XV BDE, Mackenzie-Papineau BN, Co. 2 and Lincoln-Washington BN; Served at the Ebro Offensive; Returned to the US on December 20, 1938 aboard the Ausonia; WWII US Army, Engineers, stateside service, Rank Corporal; Married Sara Savilla Cogswell (1919-1999) in 1945 in Maryland; d. August 23, 1976, Baltimore, Maryland, buried in Har Sinaiin Owings Mills, Maryland.
Sources: Sail; Scope of Soviet Activity; Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 572, ll. 1 (ver ar gen can); Opis 6, Delo 999, ll. 45-47; L-W Tree Ancestry; Find-a-Grave #151964000. Code A