Thomas, Henry Harry.

Biography

Thomas, Henry Harry. (Henry Harris Thomas); 21 years old; Clerk; YCL; Received Passport# 378412 on March 25, 1937 which listed his address as 611 West 111th Street, Apartment 58, NYC; Sailed May 15, 1937 aboard the Georgic; Arrived in Spain via Espolla on June 2, 1937; Served with the XV BDE, Auto Park; Lincoln-Washington BN, Co. 2 and Co. 3; Last unit (July 1938) Lincoln-Washington BN, Plaza Mayor, Armory; Rank Soldado; Served at Quinto, Belchite, Teruel, and the Ebro Offensive; Returned to the US on December 20, 1938 aboard the Ausonia; Advocated for an Independent Veterans Committee for Anti Fascist Action and was expelled from VALB.
Sources: Sail; Scope of Soviet Activity; Figueres List; Pay; RGASPI“Thomas and Sturgeon Expelled,” The Volunteer, Volume 1, Number 5, October 1939,pp. 4-5.