Biography

Chilingirian, Jacob (“Jack”; Hego, Jack); b. December 22, 1912, Bursa, Turkey; Turkish American; Mechanic; CP and UAW; Arrived in Spain via Massanet on July 6, 1937; Served with the First Evacuation Group, picked up ambulances at Pourt Bou on August 6, 1937; May have later served in the XV BDE; Rank Soldado; Returned to the US on September 4, 1938 through Quebec City aboard the Aulania; d. November 16, 2002, Hesperia, California, buried at Sunset Hills Memorial Park, Apple Valle, California; Wife Rose.

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Source: Figueres List; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 235; ll. 58; L-W Tree Ancestry; Find-a-Grave# 128648307.