Givney, John.

Biography

Givney, John b. May 13, 1893, Liverpool, England; Married; Seaman (NMU); Received Passport# 350656 (356646) on December 9, 1936 which listed his address as 450 West 14th Street, NYC; Sailed January 9, 1937 aboard the Lafayette; Listed as having deserted in May 1937 to Barcelona; Returned to the US September 13, 1938 aboard the Aquitania; d. July 21, 1974, Liverpool, Lancanshire, Merseyside, England.
Sources: Sail; Scope of Soviet Activity; Cadre (lined out); RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 896, ll. 71-72; L-W Tree Ancestry.
Photograph: John Givney, Passport Photograph, L-W Tree Ancestry.