Biography
Korpi, August Hille (Korpi, Hille August); b. November 18, 1905, Isalina, Finland; Finnish American; Attended the University of Southern Florida for 1 year; Prior service in the Russian Army during WWI and in the Finnish Civil War; Divorced; Cook and Carpenter; CP 1934; Domicile Miami, Florida and NYC (15 West 126th Street, NYC); Arrived in Spain on June 4, 1937; Served with the XV BDE, Mackenzie-Papineau BN, MG Co.; Sent to hospital in December 1937 due to pneumonia; After the war he moved to Mexico; d. February 1989.Source: Cadre; Finnish; August Korpi, "Finnish Volunteers in Spain," & "In the XVth Brigade."; MPE.