Biography

Stone, Samuel Wesley, Jr. b. December 7, 1915, Garden Plains, Kansas; Oil Worker; No political affiliation; Received Passport# 470692 on August 16, 1937 which listed his address as San Francisco, California, and Garden Plains, Texas; Sailed August 21, 1937 aboard the Britannic; Arrived in Spain via Recassen on September 4, 1937; Served with the XV Brigade, Lincoln-Washington Battalion, MG Co.; Brigade Observers; Rank Cabo; Served at Segura de los Baños, the Retreats, and the Ebro Offensive; Deserted on September 3, 1938; Returned to the US on December 20, 1938 aboard the Ausonia; d. March 21, 1980, North Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Sources: Sail; Scope of Soviet Activity; Figueres List (under Wesley, Stone Samuel); RGASPI; USSDA 2:0967, 60:0787.