Smith, Harold Jacob.

Biography

k-Smith, Harold Jacob. b. February 1, 1908, Myton, Dushane County, Utah; Jewish; Father Thomas E. Smith (1871-1920), mother Mary Matilda “Tilly” Gerber; Single; Merchant Marine Officer and Clerk; CP 1934; Received Passport# 24928, San Francisco series, on February 24, 1937 which listed his address as 9 Main Street, San Francisco, California; 31 years old; Sailed March 10, 1937 aboard the Washington; Arrived in Spain on March 17, 1937; Served as an Ambulance Driver; d. July 12, 1937, Belalcazar Hospital of typhoid; Wilbur Edward Wellman signed Smith’s affidavit of birth.
Siblings: Brothers Mason Thomas (1904-1932), Albert Bjornson (1912-2001), Ephrainm Agee (1912-1913), William Mease (1914-?); sisters Arlie Gae (1903-1991), Almyra Collins (1910-1993).
Sources: Scope of Soviet Activity; RGASPI; USSDA 2:0936, 60:0354.
Photograph: Harold Jacob Smith, Passport Photograph, 1937.