Levinsky, Joseph.

Biography

Levinsky, Joseph. b. August 26, 1910, Chicago, Illinois; Candy Seller; YCL 1936 (1931) (CP); Received Passport# 4767 Chicago series on January 22, 1937 which listed his address as 435 East 61st Street, Chicago, Illinois; Sailed January 28, 1937 aboard the Aquitania; Arrived in Spain on February 9, 1937; Served with the XV BDE, Lincoln BN or Service Sanitaire, 2 months front line service; Deserted and apprehended in Valencia; Demoralized; Deported from Spain; Returned to the US on August 6, 1937 as a workaway and wiper aboard the Excalibur.
Sources: Sail; Scope of Soviet Activity; RGASPI F. 545, Opis 2, Delo....; Opis 6, Delo 849, ll 23, List of American Comrades that have been Repatriated as per October 15 1937. Code A