Schattner, Theodore.

Biography

k-Schattner, Theodore. (Schattner, Achattuer); b. February 17, 1906, New York, New York; Father Simon Schattner (b. 1880, Russia, to US 1900, naturalized 1936); 1 year prior military service; Helper on a truck and Furrier; Anti-Fascist; Received Passport# 365240 on February 3, 1937 which listed his address as 1905 Douglas Street, Brooklyn, New York (462 Lindwood Avenue, Brooklyn, New York; Sailed February 10 (17), 1937 aboard the Washington; Arrived in Spain on February 24, 1937; Served with the 86th Brigade, 20th Battalion, Co. 2; KIA April 17, 1937, Cordoba, killed by a sniper.
Sources: Scope of Soviet Activity; Americans; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 981, ll. 17-18; L-W Tree Ancestry.
Photograph: Theodore Schattner, Passport Photograph, 1937.