Cappadona, Bernard.

Biography

Capadona, Bernard b. August 1, 1896 (1895); Italian American; 2 years unspecified prior military service; Single; Seaman and Rigger; CP 1935; Received Passport# 356923 on February 12, 1937 which listed his address as 399 3rd Street, Brooklyn, and 1969 W. 12th Street, both Brooklyn, New York; Sailed February 20, 1937 aboard the Ile de France; Arrived in Spain on March 16, 1937; Served with the XV BDE, Lincoln BN; Served at Jarama and Brunete; Returned to the US on September 24, 1938 aboard the President Harding; d. April 1981, Valley Stream, Nassau, New York.
Source: Sail; Scope of Soviet Activity; Cadre; Americans; Lincoln; RGASPI; Greek; Italian; L-W Tree Ancestry.
Photographs: Bernard Capadona Seaman’s application for naturalization certificate photographs, L-W Tree Ancestry; Capadona (seated third from the right) Jarama, Paul Burns Collection.