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Richard Farber
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Historical Commission of the International Brigades - Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion August 1937 Questionnaire; Brigade Roster dated February 1938, Mackenzie-Papineau BN
Full Database Record
| Last Name | Farber |
| First/Middle Name | Richard |
| Ethnicity | Lithuanian American |
| Ethnicity Note | |
| Immigration Status | |
| Religion | Jewish |
| POW | |
| AKA Last Name 1 | |
| AKA First / Middle 1 | |
| AKA Last Name 2 | |
| AKA First / Middle 2 | |
| DOB | 1906 |
| City | Hartford |
| State | Connecticut |
| Foreign Nation | |
| Foreign Nation City | |
| Alt Pob State, City | |
| Family: Name | |
| Family: Relationship | |
| Family: Begin Date | |
| Family: End Date | |
| Family: Comments | |
| Education HS | High School 2 years |
| Education College / Univ 1 | |
| Education College/Univ Notes | |
| Education College/Univ 2 | |
| Graduate or Doctoral Work | |
| Graduate or Doctoral Work Notes | |
| Prior Military Service | None |
| Passport # | 432917 |
| Passport Series | |
| Passport Reported Lost in Spain | |
| Passport Age | |
| Passport Date | |
| PP or Known Address Street | |
| PP or Known Address City | Bridgeport |
| PP or Known Address State | Connecticut |
| ALT City | Hartford |
| Alt State | Connecticut |
| Sail Date | |
| Ship | Georgic |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Marital Notes | |
| Vocation 1 | Sheet Metal Worker |
| Vocation 2 | |
| Vocation 3 | |
| Party Affiliation | CP |
| Date Affiliation | 1933 |
| ALT Affiliation | Socialist |
| ALT date | 1932 |
| ALT affiliation 2 | |
| Arrival (in Spain) Date | |
| Units served with | XV BDE, Mackenzie-Papineau BN, Co. 1; Supply clerk and Quartermaster's clerk. Served at Funetes de Ebro. |
| Battle action | |
| Rank | |
| Returned Date | 1938 |
| Returned other | |
| WWII Service | |
| DOD | 1985 |
| Cause | |
| Place Died City | |
| KIA/MIA/Died other | |
| KIA/MIA/Died other Date | |
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| KIA/MIA/Died other Battle | |
| Additional Notes | ALT arrival in Spain date July 1, 1937 |
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