Sullivan, Martin T..

Biography

Sullivan, Martin T. (Martin C. Sullivan, M. Carlton Sullivan); b. November 13, 1900; High School education; Married; Electrician; CP 1935 (1934); Received Passport# 429040 on May 29, 1937 which listed his address as 1110 2nd Avenue, and 2800 Bronx Park East, both NYC; Sailed June 5, 1937 aboard the Lancastria; Arrived in Spain via Espolla on June 20, 1937; Served with the XV Brigade, Transmissions, September-December 1937; Lincoln-Washington Battalion, Plaza Mayor, Transmissions, January-September 1938; Rank Soldado; Served at Quinto, Belchite, Fuentes de Ebro, Teruel, Segura de los Baños, Retreats, and Ebro Offensive; Returned to the US on December 20, 1938 aboard the Ausonia; d. 1950, Bowery, NYC.
Sources: Sail; Scope of Soviet Activity (under M. Carlton Sullivan); Cadre (under M. Carlton Sullivan); Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 997; Harry Fisher The Volunteer, Volume 5, Number 1, February 1983.
Marty Sullivan – by Harry Fisher, reprint, The Volunteer Blog, posted March 17, 2015.
Photograph: Martin Sullivan in Spain, RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 997.