Biography

Anderson, Erik. b. October 9, 1909, Bostebygd, Älekulla parish, Sweden, to the US December 28, 1928 Connecticut; father Per Johan Andersson (b. 1868), mother Selma (b. Eriksdotter, 1880); No prior military service; Single; Factory Worker; CP 1934; Domicile 75 Citizen Avenue, Waterbury, Connecticut; Swedish; Sailed March 12, 1937 aboard the Ile de France; Served with the XV BDE, WIA and in hospital in on June 17, 1937; MIA September 1938, Ebro Offensive; Spoke English and Swedish.

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Source: Inventory North Americans; Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 848, ll. 113, Americans Arriving in Albacete – April 14, 1937; Opis 6, Delo 857, ll. 57 (ver arch gen amer); L-W Tree Ancestry,

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Photographs: Erik Anderson shortly before Spain SVAR, Digitala forskarsalen, digitaliserat arkiv: Älekulla kyrkoarkiv, Födelse- och dopböcker, SE/GLA/13659/C/4 (1895-1923), bildid: 00101830_00040; SVAR, Digitala forskarsalen, digitaliserat arkiv: Älekulla kyrkoarkiv, Församlingsböcker (inbunden serie), SE/GLA/13659/A II a/1 (1896-1928), bildid: 00101823_00035. Photosource: Private/Eriks nephew, Kent Sjöström).

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