Biography
Brantis, Alexander b. January 25, 1892 Tokias Minor Asia, Turkey, naturalized Court Common Pleas Baltimore, MD February 11, 1922; Greek American; Single; received passport # 531589, issued May 13, 1938 Hotel Grand, Broadway at 31st Street, New York, New York (domicile listed return 3725 Main Street, Indiana Harbour, Indiana); Arrived in Spain via Massanet May 29, 1938; Turned back at Figueras listed as of June 1, 1938 for medical repatriation; Returned aboard the Aurania arriving in the port of Quebec on September 11, 1938, to the US via Quebec; d. October 18, 1954.Source: Scope of Soviet Activity; Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 2, Delo 302, ll. 4 “Liste des camarades reformes et envoyes en France pendant les jours du 25 Mai au 10 Juin 1938” List of comrades reformed and sent to France during the days of May 25 to June 10, 1938, Figueras a 10 de Junio 1938; Opis 6, Delo 36, ll. 160; L-W Tree Ancestry. Code A1