Portnow, Irving. b. October 14, 1912, Russia; Russian American; Received Passport# 456360 on July 6, 1937 which listed his address as 1071 Elder Avenue, Bronx, New York; 26 years old; Sailed July 14, 1937 aboard the Aquitania; Arrived in Spain via Agullana on July 25, 1937; Deserted at some point in Spain and arrived in Marseille August 23, 1938; Returned to the US after arriving in Quebec, Canada on September 11, 1938 aboard the Aurania and crossing the border; WWII US Navy 1943-45; d. November 30, 1999 (SSN October 30, 1999), Seattle, Washington.

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Sources: Sail; Scope of Soviet Activity; Figueres List; USSDA 2:0848, 58:0945; (obituary note died in 1999) The Volunteer, Volume 22, No. 1, Winter 2000, p. 19; L-W Tree Ancestry.